Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1929. First Edition; limited issue. Illustrated by Wyeth; the edition was limited to 550 numbered copies signed by translator Palmer and by Wyeth. A fine copy in the publisher’s clear plastic dust jacket (wrinkled) and the original box, which is in very good condition and with a tape mend at one corner. A previous owner has noted in ink on the box cover, “autographed (uncut).”

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The Odyssey (Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work traditionally ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon. Indeed it is the second—the Iliad being the first—extant work of Western literature. It was probably composed near the end of the eighth century BC, somewhere in Ionia, the Greek-speaking coastal region of what is now Turkey. - [Wikipedia][1] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey

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Bookseller: Peter L. Stern & Company, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 29966P
Title: The Odyssey of Homer
Author: HOMER
Book Condition: Used - First Edition; limited issue. Illustrated by Wyeth; the edition was limited to 550 numbered copies signed by translator Palmer a
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1929
Bookseller catalogs: WYETH, N.C;

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