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Scholia in Homeri Iliadem: Ex Recensione Immanuelis Bekkeri
by BEKKER, Immanuel
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
Berolini: typis et impensis Ge. Reimeri, 1825. HOMER. Berolini [Berlin]: Typis et Impensis Ge. Reimeri, 1825.
Two quarto volumes in one (9 7/8 x 8 3/8 inches; 251 x 211 mm). [2], iv, 535, 556-650; [2], 651-816, [2], 817-830, [2, blank] pp. Pages continuously numbered through both volumes. Separate title-page for each volume. Text in Greek, title-pages in Latin.
Full modern brown morocco. Spine with dark brown morocco spine label, lettered in gilt. All edges dyed red. Title-page of first volumes is laid down. Title-page with early ownership stamp which reads "Herbert B. Hoffleit University of Los Angeles at California." Overall a very good copy.
Hoffleit (1905-1981) was a professor of the Classics at UCLA starting in 1927.
"The unique Scholia Venela on the Iliad were first made known by Villoison (Homeri Ilias ad veteris codicis Veneti fidem recensita Scholia in eam antiqnissima ex codem codice aliisque nunc primum edidit cum Asteriscis Obeliscis aliisque signis criticis, Joh. Baptista Caspar d'Ansse de Villoison, Venice 17880; reprinted with many additions from other MSS by Bekker (Scholia in Homeri Iliadem, Berlin 1825-26). (Encyclopedia Britannica)
HBS 67027.
$1,000.
Two quarto volumes in one (9 7/8 x 8 3/8 inches; 251 x 211 mm). [2], iv, 535, 556-650; [2], 651-816, [2], 817-830, [2, blank] pp. Pages continuously numbered through both volumes. Separate title-page for each volume. Text in Greek, title-pages in Latin.
Full modern brown morocco. Spine with dark brown morocco spine label, lettered in gilt. All edges dyed red. Title-page of first volumes is laid down. Title-page with early ownership stamp which reads "Herbert B. Hoffleit University of Los Angeles at California." Overall a very good copy.
Hoffleit (1905-1981) was a professor of the Classics at UCLA starting in 1927.
"The unique Scholia Venela on the Iliad were first made known by Villoison (Homeri Ilias ad veteris codicis Veneti fidem recensita Scholia in eam antiqnissima ex codem codice aliisque nunc primum edidit cum Asteriscis Obeliscis aliisque signis criticis, Joh. Baptista Caspar d'Ansse de Villoison, Venice 17880; reprinted with many additions from other MSS by Bekker (Scholia in Homeri Iliadem, Berlin 1825-26). (Encyclopedia Britannica)
HBS 67027.
$1,000.
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- Bookseller
- Heritage Book Shop, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67027
- Title
- Scholia in Homeri Iliadem
- Author
- BEKKER, Immanuel
- Illustrator
- HOMER
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- typis et impensis Ge. Reimeri
- Place of Publication
- Berolini
- Date Published
- 1825
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