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Sale 741 - Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Jun 23, 2020
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HOMER. -- HOBBES, Thomas (1588-1679), translator. Homer's Odysses. London: Printed by J. C. for W. Crook, 1675.
12mo. (Lacking errata leaf, a few leaves trimmed close affecting several headlines, paper flaw affecting one page number.) Contemporary calf (rear board detached and front hinge starting, overall wear). Provenance: M. C. Lang, University of Chicago Library, Bibliotheca Homerica Langiana (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION of Hobbes’ translation. RARE. ESTC R28678.