'Illustrations for Flaxman’s Homer, engraved by H.Moses', G.& W. Nicol, London, 1833, 73 engraved plates;

Lot No:
88
Auction No:
426
Auction Date:
Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 (Ended)
SOLD £50

'Illustrations for Flaxman's Homer, engraved by H.Moses', G. & W. Nicol, London, 1833, 73 engraved plates; octavo, bound by C. Winstanley of Manchester in half-calf with gilt ruling, spine with gilt compartments and raised bands; marbled endpapers and edges; shelf wear to edges and corners. A few minor tone marks, most plates free of foxing. These are the plates employed for the 1833-34 edition of William Sotheby's translation of Homer, jointly published by Nicol and John Murray. The plates were made available to the public separately from the 4-volume edition of the complete text and appear, herewith, as a single volume. The front pastedown bears the bookseller's ticket of W.N. Pitcher of Manchester, and the tiny armorial bookplate of H.E. Cunliffe.