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HOMER. La Iliada. Spanish translation by Ignacio García Malo. [10], xc, 357, [7]; [4], 390, [2]; 356, [7] pages, including half-titles. 3 volumes. 8vo, 190x121 mm, contemporary Spanish tree sheep gilt, vertical scratches on covers, surface imperfection at bottom of Volume 2 spine and Volume 3 front cover; marginal dampstaining in first volume, contents otherwise clean. Madrid: Pantaleón Aznar, 1788
first complete edition in spanish of the iliad, translated from the Greek into hendecasyllabic verse by the playwright and Hellenist García Malo (1760-1812). The only prior Spanish version to appear in print was the abridgment by Juan de Mena published in 1519, based on a Latin translation. By contrast, the first complete Odyssey in Spanish appeared in 1556. Hoffmann II, 357; Palau 115862.
