The Odyssey of Homer

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One of the great typographic masterpieces of the 20th century! A limited edition, of Homer's The Odyssey, [translated by T.E. Lawrence], one of 530 copies, designed by Bruce Rogers and printed in Monotype Centaur on pale grey paper, 26 woodcuts (including title vignette), after Greek vase paintings printed as roundels in black on gold, some with tissue guards (that of frontispiece little creased), some light offsetting, including small and very slight portion of offsetting to title inner-edge from loosely inserted newspaper clipping of Lawrence, light marginal browning to endpapers and extreme outer-margin of first and last few ff., original black morocco, spine titled in gilt and with seven raised bands, t.e.g., others uncut, some light rubbing and scuffs to spine and corners, slight discolouration to covers, original slip-case (some wear to extremities), printed and published by Sir Emery Walker, Wilfred Merton and Bruce Rogers. (291*206 mm). ( Blumenthal, The Printed Book in America, pp. 70-72/128-134; Clements, pp. 41-42; Duval 25; O'Brien A144). -In the Odyssey, with complete sincerity, without tricks or accessory decoration, with a classic austerity akin to the timeless proportions of the Parthenon, with only type and paper and ink, with consummate skill, Rogers created a masterpiece- Blumenthal p.134.