Fine Books and Manuscripts

Homeri Ilias & Odyssea, et in easdem scholia, sive interpretatio Didymi. Cum Latina versione accuratissima indiceque Graeco locupletissimo rerum ac variantium lection. Amsterdam: Elzevir, 1656.Two volumes. Boards (24 cm. tall) bound in tree calf, with elaborate gilt ornamentation to spine and gilt lettering to red leather compartments. Marbled endpapers, with University of Chicago Library bookplate. Contents collated as complete, with engraved title page and seven preliminary leaves, followed by 716 numbered pages. Second volume with 536 pages, followed by an index of 22 leaves.