Question about different Homer editions

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Question about different Homer editions

1SF-72
May 31, 2025, 10:58 am

I want to buy the Homer editions illustrated by Walter Brooks and have found two different editions, black ones from 1979 and green ones that are called 25th anniversary editions by a seller and seem to be from 1978. Does anyone know if there's a difference in quality, a different number of illustrations, or if they're the same on the inside, just bound in different colours? I'd appreciate it if someone could help with this.

2Bibliophile-I
Jun 3, 2025, 2:35 pm

>1 SF-72:, they might be different. According to the website Leather Bound Treasure Books, Franklin Library did three different editions of the Iliad and Oddyssey in 1976, 1978, 1983, and 1984. Just as a guess, I would look for the ones from the 100 Greatest Books of All Time as that s the series everyone knows.

Here’s a link to the books by Homer on the Leather Bound Treasures website: https://www.leatherboundtreasure.com/p/homer-books.html

3SF-72
Jun 4, 2025, 10:23 am

>2 Bibliophile-I:

Thank you for your help. If it's of interest to anyone else: The 1976 edition is illustrated by someone else, but I haven't seen any photos of those illustrations.