HOMER
THE ILIAD, TRANSLATED BY ALEXANDER POPE
£2,000
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 31 January 2019 at 11:00 GMT
Description
London, 1715-20. First edition of Pope's translation, 6 volumes, 4to, titles printed in red & black, 1 engraved portrait & double-page map (in vol.1), 1 folding frontispiece (in vol.2), WITH THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES PLATE IN VOLUME 5, half-title and list of subscribers in volume 1, engraved head-pieces and initials, no initial license leaf in volume 3, contemporary panelled calf, worn, two covers detached, slightly dampstained at beginning of volume 6, armorial bookplates of Sir John Ligonier (6), Title-page measures 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches.
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