Homer.

4 volumes, large paper copy, one of 25 printed for the Grenville family, 4to (296 x 225mm.), half-titles, engraved frontispiece portrait in the first volume of each work, engraved plate with Grenville arms at start of Iliad, contemporary red straight-grained morocco elaborately gilt by Staggemeier and Welcher, with their tickets, crest of Sir Mark Masterman Sykes with his initials gilt on each cover, spines gilt in compartments with green and navy morocco lettering-pieces, gilt edges, small section excised from upper corner of flyleaf in vol.1, plates and some flyleaves spotted, extremities and joints rubbed, joints splitting at foot of vol.2

Sir Mark Masterman Sykes, initials on binding and manuscript note on verso of flyleaves, "Cat [L?]1P342 MMS Sledmere", sale, 24 May 1824, lot 1599, £80-0-0; Sir John Hayford Thorold, with his book label and the Syston Park bookplate, sale in our rooms, 12 December 1884, lot 955, £46-0-0; J.R. Abbey, bookplate, sale in our rooms, 20 June 1967, lot 1917

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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A splendid copy of a bibliographical rarity with a distinguished provenance. Thomas Grenville's library, which he left to the British Museum, was particularly rich in the works of Homer.