The Odyssey of Homer

The Odyssey of Homer

Translated by T.E. Shaw, Lawrence of Arabia ; wood engravings by Barry Moser ; preface by Jeremy M. Wilson.

Homer

"The tenth volume in the Forty-fifth Series of fine books made for the members of The Limited Editions Club ... The illustrations are wood engravings ... twenty-four full-page and one vignette ... text composition, in thirteen-point Van Dijck... The headings have been hand-set in Albertus capitals by the printer. The text and illustrations have been printed by Harold McGrath - from the type and the original wood blocks ... The soft-white eggshell-finish stock was specially produced for this edition at the Mohawk mill ... The binding, in earth-brown natural-finish cloth, stamped in crimson, has been done by Robert Burlen & Son in Hingham, Massachusetts"--Publisher's announcement.

"Printed ... by the Hampshire Typothetae in West Hatfield, Massachusetts, the type having been composed in San Francisco by Mackenzie-Harris and cast in metal by Michael & Winifred Bixler, in Boston. Barry Moser ... planned the typographic format and executed the wood engravings ... Jeremy M. Wilson ... wrote the preface"-- Colophon.

No. 289 of a limited ed. of 2000 copies

Signed by Barry Moser and Jeremy M. Wilson

Gift of Loryn Romadka

From the collection of Austin Fredric Lutter, with his bookplate.

UW-Milwaukee Libraries Special Collections

New York : Limited Editions Club

1981

T.E. Shaw

Barry Moser

Jeremy M. Wilson

Michael Bixler

Winifred Bixler

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

xxi, 300 p., [24] leaves of plates : ill.

29 cm.

English

(SPL) PA4025 A5 L3 1981