Pope edtion of Homer's Iliad 1715-20
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Author: Homer
Title: The Iliad of Homer
Place Published: London
Publisher:W. Boyer for Bernard Lintott
Date Published: 1715-1720
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6 volumes bound in 3. Translated by Alexander Pope. [52], 55, [3], 36, 37, [3], 50, 41, [3], 27, [1], 30, [2], 30, [2], 22; [4], 306, [1]; [2], 263; [4], 320; [4], 299; [2], 221, [30] pp. With copper-engraved frontispiece in Vol. I (engraved by George Vertue); 2 copper-engraved maps on 1 sheet iin Vol I; copper-engraved folding bird's-eye view of Troy and the surrounding plains in Vol. II (engraved by I. Harris); engraving of the Shield of Achilles in Vol. V. (Sm. folio) 17.5x17 cm. (11x6½"), later cloth. First Pope Edition.
First edition of Alexander Pope's remarkable translation of Homer's Iliad. This copy does not have the sheet with five engravings of Homeric medals, which should be in Vol. I. However, the plates likely were issued at different times than the printed sections were produced, and may have been available only at an added cost; even the best of copies are found without the full complement. The leaves of Privilege in Vols. III and VI are not present; the errata leaf at the end of Vol. II, often lacking, is present. Bookplates of Albert May Todd.
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