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The Odyssey of Homer

Title

The Odyssey of Homer
Translated by Alexander Pope ; with an introduction by Carl Van Doren.

Creator

Homer

Description

"The third book in the second series of books issued to the members of this Club ... designed by J. Van Krimpen and printed under his supervision by Jhn. Enschedé en Zonen ... This book presents the first use of the new Romanée type designed by Mr. Van Krimpen ... printed on an especially made Pannekoek paper in which the watermarks of the book, the Club, the printer and the paper-maker appear. The binding consists of sea-blue linen stamped in gold."--Publisher's announcement.
No. 1113 of a limited ed. of 1500 copies
Signed by the designer
Gift of Loryn Romadka
From the collection of Austin Fredric Lutter, with his bookplate.

Source

UW-Milwaukee Libraries Special Collections

Publisher

[New York] : Printed for the Limited Editions Club by J. Enschedé en Zonen

Date

1931

Contributor

Alexander Pope
Carl Van Doren
J. Van Krimpen

Rights

It is the responsibility of the researcher to seek permission from the copyright holder to reproduce for publication.

Format

xiv, 548 p.
32 cm.

Language

English

Identifier

(SPL) PA4025 A5 P6 1931b

Files

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Citation

Homer, “The Odyssey of Homer,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 13, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/71.