The Odyssey
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Overview:
- Title: The Odyssey
- Author: Homer
- Year: 1932
- Publisher: Walker, Merton, & Rogers
- Pages: 360
- Binding: Hardcover
- Type: Novel
- Title Reference: The Odyssey
- Notes:
- Translated by T. E. Lawrence (a.k.a. "Lawrence of Arabia"). Published by "Sir Emery Walker, Wilfred Merton and Bruce Rogers". Designed and illustrated by Bruce Rogers.
- Limited edition of 530 copies, 500 for sale by subscription.
- Interior art consists of 26 woodcuts printed in gold and black as the headpieces to each of the 24 books, book XXII with an headpiece, along with the title page woodcut (shown in the attached picture). Each woodcut has "a design adapted from those found on Greek vases, and drawn by Rogers". (Christie's Auction House)
- Cover in black crushed niger, the spine titled and dated in gilt, top edge gilt, published with a slipcase
- Data from Bloomsbury Auctions, Christie's Auction House, and WorldCat.