2000s Easton Press Collector's Edition Leather Illustrated Quarto Volume Set, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey (Fagles Trans.) - 2 Books

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Title: Homer's Iliad & Odyssey - 2 Vol. Set.
Translator: Robert Fagles.
Illustrator: Richard Sparks.
Publisher: Easton Press.
Publication date: … Read more Title: Homer's Iliad & Odyssey - 2 Vol. Set.
Translator: Robert Fagles.
Illustrator: Richard Sparks.
Publisher: Easton Press.
Publication date: 2004.
Edition: Collector's Edition.
Origin: Norwalk, CT, USA.

Description: 1224 Pp. (Pt. 1, 683 p. Pt. 2, 541 p.). 4to. 2 volume complete set, text illustrated with color frontispieces opposite title page, text block with chapter head black and white graphic style illustrations. Each Quarto size book is bound in fine genuine black leather, slight bottom edge shelf wear, with 22 karat gold decorations, few superficial scratches. All page edges gilded with 22 karat gold, raised spine hubs, sewn-in satin ribbon bookmarks, markers remain crisply folded inside as originally issued, archival quality paper, silk moire fabric endpapers and sewn pages for strength and durability. Includes original publisher/collector note insert cards folded-in front boards. Near fine.

Measures: 8.5 H x 6.85 D x 1.25 (2.5 overall) W inches.
Total approximate weight: 5 pounds, 8 ounces.

About the work: This highly desirable edition features the definitive, critically acclaimed modern translation by Robert Fagles and custom frontispiece illustrations by Richard Sparks. See less