Homeric Similes from the Iliad With the Greek Text and Pope's Translation of the Passages Selected and an Introduction by the Artist

Beschreibung

Early Greek Poetry The Illustrators Personal Copy? In VG+ tall green cloth, gilt titles & tooling, corners rubbed. Spine, no title edges bumped. Internally, [2], [3], 4-12, [1], followed by 13 text leaves (ancient Greek 1 side & Pope's translation to verso), with 13 tinted lithograph plates, title & translations within decorative ruled borders, t.e.g., remainder uncut, text & pls on watermarked Van Gelinder Zenen sheets, some browning to fep only. With a loose leaf containing the book plate of the illustrator Edgar Barclay. An excellent example. (412*281 mm). (Homeric simile, also called an epic simile, is a detailed comparison in the form of a simile that are many lines in length).

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Bibliografische Details

Titel

Homeric Similes from the Iliad With the Greek Text and Pope's Translation of the Passages Selected and an Introduction by the Artist

Verlag

Georghe Bell and Sons, London.

Erscheinungsjahr

1900

Sprache

Englisch

Einband

Hardcover

Illustrator

BARCLAY Edgar 1842-1913

Auflage

1st Edition

Zustand

Very Good

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