The Iliad; [and] The Odyssey. [With Pope's Translation.]

The Iliad; [and] The Odyssey. [With Pope's Translation].

First Nonesuch editions, The Iliad number 60 of 1,450 copies and The Odyssey number 664 of 1,300 copies. The former retains the publisher's inlaid slip "On First Looking into Pope's Homer" by Francis Meynell, who provides instruction on how to open the book so that the pages lie perfectly flat and how to separate the uncut pages using a paper knife. The Nonesuch Homer was one of the finest productions of the press and a shining example of the marriage of fine printing and commercial viability. "The design of this two-volume set represented a collaboration that included some of the best book designers of this era: the Dutchman Jan van Krimpen, who created the open capitals at the head of each book and set the Greek type; Rudolf Koch, a German designer who engraved some of the ornaments; and Koch's assistant Berthold Wolpe, who drew the figure of the Greek warrior for the title pages" (Eskilon, p. 154). The original Greek text is printed parallel to the English translation of Alexander Pope, whose Iliad and Odyssey were published within the years 1715 to 1720 and 1725 to 1726, respectively. Dreyfus 72 & 78. Stephen J. Eskilon, Graphic Design: A New History, 2019. 2 works, tall octavo. Title pages printed in red and black with engraved hoplite vignettes, vignette chapter headings printed in red and black. Original orange niger, spines lettered in gilt, raised bands ruled in blind, covers and turn-ins ruled in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, fore and bottom edges uncut. Bindings slightly mottled and discoloured, as usual, Iliad spine sunned, gilt bright, contents clean. A very good set. Artikel-Nr. 181230

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