1794 Scarce Complete Book Set - The ODYSSEY, The ILIAD & Battle of the Frogs and Mice by HOMER. Illustrated + Map.
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Author: Homer. Alexander Pope, translator.
Title: The Works of Homer translated from the Greek into English Verse in seven volumes. (Complete 7 Volumes bound in 4 books).
Publisher: London, Printed for Martin and Bain, 1794. Complete 7 Volumes bound in 4 books.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 5 " X 3.5 ".
Pages: xvi-184, 167, 201, 174, 192, 187, 169, pages + Notes book with various pagination, map and Battle of the Frogs and Mice.
Binding: Attractive and very good contemporary full red morocco binding with gilt decorations on the spine (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare foxing or staining - as shown, name of a previous 1838 owner on the first blank of each book - as shown, tear on the last folding plate nicely repaired with archival clear tape at the back).
Illustrations: Complete with the 2 portraits (Homer & Pope), the full-page illustration to each volume, and the 2 folding maps.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies available worldwide).
The books: Scarce and attractive 18th-century illustrated edition of the works of Homer translated into English by A. Pope.
The author: Homer is the name ascribed by the ancient Greeks to the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems which are the central works of ancient Greek literature. The Iliad is set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states. It focuses on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles lasting a few weeks during the last year of the war. The Odyssey focuses on the journey home of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, after the fall of Troy.
The translator: Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) was an 18th-century English poet. He is best known for his satirical verse, his translation of Homer and for his use of the heroic couplet. He is the second-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations after Shakespeare.