HOMER (?8th century B.C.). Iliad and Odyssey, in Greek. Edited by Cornelius Schrevelius. Leiden: Franciscus Hackius, 1656. 2 parts in one volume, 4º (245 x 191mm). Engraved title in part 1. Contemporary vellum, sides centred with the gilt arms of the town of Middelburg, spine gilt in compartments with black lettering- and numbering-pieces. Provenance: Esiam van Damm (prize binding awarded in May 1666, inscription on front endpaper) – E.W. Wynne Pendarves (armorial bookplate).

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HOMER (?8th century B.C.). Iliad and Odyssey, in Greek. Edited by Cornelius Schrevelius. Leiden: Franciscus Hackius, 1656. 2 parts in one volume, 4º (245 x 191mm). Engraved title in part 1. Contemporary vellum, sides centred with the gilt arms of the town of Middelburg, spine gilt in compartments with black lettering- and numbering-pieces. Provenance: Esiam van Damm (prize binding awarded in May 1666, inscription on front endpaper) – E.W. Wynne Pendarves (armorial bookplate).

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