521 - The Odyssey Newly translated into German by RA Schröder. 2 vols. Leipzig, Insel, 1907-10. 7 leaves, 178 pages, 4 leaves; 6 leaves, 169 pages, 4 leaves. With 2 title woodcuts by A. Maillol and numerous red and black printed headings and initials (3 of which are ornamented by Maillol) in woodcut by E. Gill. 4to. Original half-parchment bindings with gilt spines (slightly dusty).

The Odyssey Newly translated into German by RA Schröder. 2 vols. Leipzig, Insel, 1907-10. 7 leaves, 178 pages, 4 leaves; 6 leaves, 169 pages, 4 leaves. With 2 title woodcuts by A. Maillol and numerous red and black printed headings and initials (3 of which are ornamented by Maillol) in woodcut by E. Gill. 4to. Original half-parchment bindings with gilt spines (slightly dusty). Sarkowski 784; Schauer, Deutsche Buchkunst II, 50; Müller-Krumbach 17-17a with illustration. - One of 350 numbered copies (GA 425) of the edition intended for trade, printed on laid paper. - First edition of Schröder's translation. - Printed under the direction of Harry Graf Kessler on the presses of R. Wagner Sohn in Weimar in Caslon Antiqua. For the history of this precursor to the Cranach press, see Müller-Krumbach for a detailed account. - With two attractive title woodcuts by Aristide Maillol, his first work as a book illustrator ('Pensive Old Man' and 'Odysseus with the Bow'). Likewise, the headings and initials cut by Eric Gill are among his earliest woodcuts. - Wide margins, white outer edges slightly browned.