HOMER (?8th century B.C .). Ilias & Odyssea . Edited by Didymus and Cornelius Schrevel. Leiden: F. Hackius, 1656 and Leiden: L. Elzevir, 1655. 2 volumes, 4º (241 X 167mm). Engraved title in volume I, woodcut device on title of second work. Contemporary French red morocco, spine gilt in 7 compartments, gilt border à la Du Seuil round sides, red doublures gilt, gilt supra-libros on sides, gilt edges. Provenance : Rev. Theodore Williams (1785-1875; binding) -- John Alfred Spranger (1889-1968, cf. Desmond Gill, 'John Alfred Spranger: Portrait of a Bibliophile', The Book Collector , Summer 1984, pp.179-188).
HOMER (?8th century B.C .). Ilias & Odyssea . Edited by Didymus and Cornelius Schrevel. Leiden: F. Hackius, 1656 and Leiden: L. Elzevir, 1655. 2 volumes, 4º (241 X 167mm). Engraved title in volume I, woodcut device on title of second work. Contemporary French red morocco, spine gilt in 7 compartments, gilt border à la Du Seuil round sides, red doublures gilt, gilt supra-libros on sides, gilt edges. Provenance : Rev. Theodore Williams (1785-1875; binding) -- John Alfred Spranger (1889-1968, cf. Desmond Gill, 'John Alfred Spranger: Portrait of a Bibliophile', The Book Collector , Summer 1984, pp.179-188). A handsome copy with a distinguished provenance. Cf. Willems, 1202.
HOMER (?8th century B.C .). Ilias & Odyssea . Edited by Didymus and Cornelius Schrevel. Leiden: F. Hackius, 1656 and Leiden: L. Elzevir, 1655. 2 volumes, 4º (241 X 167mm). Engraved title in volume I, woodcut device on title of second work. Contemporary French red morocco, spine gilt in 7 compartments, gilt border à la Du Seuil round sides, red doublures gilt, gilt supra-libros on sides, gilt edges. Provenance : Rev. Theodore Williams (1785-1875; binding) -- John Alfred Spranger (1889-1968, cf. Desmond Gill, 'John Alfred Spranger: Portrait of a Bibliophile', The Book Collector , Summer 1984, pp.179-188).
HOMER (?8th century B.C .). Ilias & Odyssea . Edited by Didymus and Cornelius Schrevel. Leiden: F. Hackius, 1656 and Leiden: L. Elzevir, 1655. 2 volumes, 4º (241 X 167mm). Engraved title in volume I, woodcut device on title of second work. Contemporary French red morocco, spine gilt in 7 compartments, gilt border à la Du Seuil round sides, red doublures gilt, gilt supra-libros on sides, gilt edges. Provenance : Rev. Theodore Williams (1785-1875; binding) -- John Alfred Spranger (1889-1968, cf. Desmond Gill, 'John Alfred Spranger: Portrait of a Bibliophile', The Book Collector , Summer 1984, pp.179-188). A handsome copy with a distinguished provenance. Cf. Willems, 1202.
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