May 01, 2014 - Sale 2348

Sale 2348 - Lot 89

Price Realized: $ 3,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
HOMER. Homeri poemata duo, Ilias et Odyssea [with the Batrachomyomachia and Homeric hymns and epigrams]. Greek text with Latin translation by Franciscus Portus; edited by Henri Estienne II. Woodcut facsimile of Estienne's signature in Greek on title. [16], 963, [5]; 869, [3] pages, including the 3 integral blanks; lacks a-eSUPERSCRIPT8 (Homeric centos). 16mo, 119x70 mm, 17th-century red morocco handsomely gilt-tooled to panel design, cover corners bumped and worn, Volume 1 spine missing portion at bottom; margins trimmed without text loss, contents lightly toned; gilt edges. [Geneva: Henri Estienne II], 1588

Additional Details

only separate estienne edition of the writings of Homer. Adams H768; GLN-3318; Hoffmann II, 317; Schreiber 218 (Volume 1 only, issue with title dated 1589, also lacking the centos).