one of 25 large paper copies - presented to the Marquis of Stafford
HOMER; GRENVILLE, Thomas (editor).
Ilias kai Odysseia [Iliad and Odyssey, in Greek].
Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1800-01.
The presentation note bound in to volume one of the Iliad reads, 'Lord Buckingham, Lord Grenville and Mr Grenville present their Compliments to The Marquis of Stafford and request his acceptance of a Copy of the Large Paper Homer. 20 April 1807.'
A handsome copy of this scarce and sumptuously printed work, in Fell Double Pica Greek type, with excellent provenance. Dibdin describes this edition as 'the most critical... which the University of Oxford has published.'
One of 25 large paper copies, editor's presentation note bound in; 4 vols, 4to; half-titles, 2 engraved frontispieces (to vol. 1 & vol. 3), 3 engraved plates, ribbon markers, occasional faint offsetting, scattered faint spotting; contemporary straight-grain red morocco, gilt arms to covers, border tooled in blind with tiny gilt floral device to corners, spine lettered in gilt and tooled in blind with 5 double raised bands, gilt and blind inner dentelles, doublures tooled in blind, all edges gilt, slight rubbing to joints, expert repairs to spine extremities; a handsome copy.
Brunet III, 275; Dibdin II, pp.61-62; Lowndes III, 1097.
Stock code 112143
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