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HOMER. The Odyssey, translated by T.E. Lawrence. London: Sir Emery Walker, Wilfred Merton and Bruce Rogers, 1932. 2° (294 x 206mm). 26 woodcut roundels printed in gold and black as the title vignette and headpieces to each of the 24 books, book XXII with an additional roundel headpiece. (Occasional light offsetting from roundels or tissue guards, a few oxidisation spots on roundels). Original black crushed niger morocco [by W.H. Smith and Son Ltd], spine titled and dated in gilt, top edge gilt., others uncut (lightly rubbed on extremities, a few scuff marks). Exhibited: T.E. Lawrence Centenary Exhibition (National Portrait Gallery, London, 1988, no. 314).
FIRST EDITION OF LAWRENCE'S TRANSLATION. LIMITED TO 530 COPIES. 'Inspired by reading Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Bruce Rogers persuaded Lawrence to undertake a new translation of The Odyssey. Begun in 1928 and finished in 1932, the translation was undertaken during Lawrence's free time while he was serving in the ranks ... a beautiful edition' (O'Brien). Lawrence's Letters ... to Bruce Rogers and More Letters ... to Bruce Rogers (cf. the previous lot) provide a fascinating insight into the development of Lawrence's translation, his concerns about the correct idiom for the translation, and his interest in the interpretation that his own travels and experiences could bring to the adventures narrated by Homer. Clements pp.41-42; O'Brien A141. With: Homer's The Odyssey, translated by T.E. Lawrence. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1981, illustrated by Barry Moser. Exhibited: T.E. Lawrence Centenary Exhibition (National Portrait Gallery, London, 1988, no. 359 (vi)), FIRST MOSER-ILLUSTRATED EDITION, NO. 1,785 OF 2,000 COPIES, signed by Moser and Jeremy Wilson. O'Brien A154. And: Jeremy Wilson's T.E. Lawrence. London: National Portrait Gallery, 1988. (3)
FIRST EDITION OF LAWRENCE'S TRANSLATION. LIMITED TO 530 COPIES. 'Inspired by reading Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Bruce Rogers persuaded Lawrence to undertake a new translation of The Odyssey. Begun in 1928 and finished in 1932, the translation was undertaken during Lawrence's free time while he was serving in the ranks ... a beautiful edition' (O'Brien). Lawrence's Letters ... to Bruce Rogers and More Letters ... to Bruce Rogers (cf. the previous lot) provide a fascinating insight into the development of Lawrence's translation, his concerns about the correct idiom for the translation, and his interest in the interpretation that his own travels and experiences could bring to the adventures narrated by Homer. Clements pp.41-42; O'Brien A141. With: Homer's The Odyssey, translated by T.E. Lawrence. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1981, illustrated by Barry Moser. Exhibited: T.E. Lawrence Centenary Exhibition (National Portrait Gallery, London, 1988, no. 359 (vi)), FIRST MOSER-ILLUSTRATED EDITION, NO. 1,785 OF 2,000 COPIES, signed by Moser and Jeremy Wilson. O'Brien A154. And: Jeremy Wilson's T.E. Lawrence. London: National Portrait Gallery, 1988. (3)
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