Homerus / Bareste - Odyssée - 1842
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Rare and valuable edition, richly illustrated by Devilly and Titeux, of this famous French translation of Homer's Odyssey.
Homère, Odyssée, traduction nouvelle... by Eugène Bareste, illustrated by Messrs. Théod. Devilly and A. Titeux, Paris, Lavigne, 1842.
Pp.: (IV), VIII, 453, (III). COMPLETE, with a frontispiece and 11 plates outside the text.
Copy with plates in overall good to very good condition. Occasional foxing.
Contemporary half-leather binding with title and gold decorations to the spine, well preserved overall. Endpapers in marbled paper.
Seller's Story
I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
Translated by Google TranslateRare and valuable edition, richly illustrated by Devilly and Titeux, of this famous French translation of Homer's Odyssey.
Homère, Odyssée, traduction nouvelle... by Eugène Bareste, illustrated by Messrs. Théod. Devilly and A. Titeux, Paris, Lavigne, 1842.
Pp.: (IV), VIII, 453, (III). COMPLETE, with a frontispiece and 11 plates outside the text.
Copy with plates in overall good to very good condition. Occasional foxing.
Contemporary half-leather binding with title and gold decorations to the spine, well preserved overall. Endpapers in marbled paper.
Seller's Story
I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Illustrated, Literature, Travels
Book title
Odyssée
Author/ Illustrator
Homerus / Bareste
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1842
Height
24 cm
Edition
1st Edition Thus, Illustrated Edition
Width
15 cm
Language
French
Original language
No
Publisher
Lavigne; Paris
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Extras
Tipped in plates
Number of pages
468
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