The Iliad in Greek with Latin Commentary. Folding Maps.
Homer; Samuel Clarke, ed. HOMERI ILIAS. GRAECE ET LATINE ANNOTATIONES in Usum Serenissimi Principis Gulielmi Augusti . . . Scriptsit Atque Editit Samuel Clarke . . . Londini [London]: J. Johnson; R. Baldwin; et al., 1806. Two volumes. Octavo. [8], 375, [1], lxxxix and [2], 369, [3], lxxxviii, [16 - index] pages, plus a folding frontispiece map in each volume. Circa mid-19th century half black morocco over purple-grained cloth with raised bands on the spine and gilt lettering and filets; edges stained red. The emerald-green coated endpapers might contain arsensic, a common component of this coloration in bindings of this era. As potentially "poisonous books," the set should be handled with the appropriate caution (i.e. avoid contact with the endpapers). 21 x 14 cm. The bindings show light rubbing and wear and a faint reminder of a removed call number at the base of each spine. Ex-Sondley Reference Library with tasteful bookplate on each pastedown and light internal markings (a few embossed stamps and two marginal ink accession stamps per volume). A bump to the top of the text block of vol. I, just behind the head of the spine, results in creasing and slight tears to the upper, inner corners of several signatures, in no way affecting the text. Moderate foxing to the maps and title pages; leaves are otherwise clean. Overall, a good, solid set.
Fourteenth edition, so stated. Contains "The Iliad" in Greek with extensive commentary in Latin (as footnotes) and a Latin translation of the text at the end of each volume. The first map depicts ancient Greece and the Aegean Sea ("Graeciae Antiquae et Insularum Conspectus") and the second "Asia Minor."
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