The Iliad and The Odyssey

Chestertown: Chester River Press, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Translated by Alexander Pope. Introduction by Steven Shankman. Art by Avery Lawrence. Complete in a Very Good example of the issued slipcase, some rubbing and soiling to the cloth. Fine in a Fine jackets, unclipped (no price). Black cloth with gilt lettering and designs on the spines and front boards. Square and firmly bound with gilt top edges and sewn-in bookmarks, clean internally. A beautifully constructed set featuring the original Greek alongside Pope's translations, illustrated with over fifty original renderings of Greek vase styles by Avery Lawrence. (Inventory #: 12239)