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Alexander Pope—Homer Iliad and Odyssey, translated by Pope. London: Nonesuch Press, 1931 LIMITED EDITIONS (Iliad: no.1051 of 1450 copies; Odyssey: no.1080 of 1400 copies), 2 volumes, folio (265 x 152mm.), text in Greek and English, publisher's orange morocco gilt, spines with raised bands in six compartments, top edges gilt, others uncut, marbled endpapers, housed in marbled slipcases, Odyssey with one text leaf slightly creased at outer margin and slight staining to upper board Good copies. LITERATURE Dreyfus 72 and 78

View 1 of Lot 285: [Pope] Homer, Iliad and Odyssey, translated by Pope, Nonesuch Press, 1931, 2 vols, limited editions

[pope] homer, iliad and odyssey, translated by pope, nonesuch press, 1931, 2 vols, limited editions

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Property of the Trustees of the Sandys Trust POPE, ALEXANDER--HOMER The Iliad and The Odyssey, in 11 volumes: The Iliad of Homer. W. Bowyer for Bernard Linott, 1715-1720.6 volumes, 4to, title-pages in red and black, privilege leaves, engraved initials, head and tail-pieces, volume 1 with portrait frontispiece, 8pp. list of subscribers, 1 folding map, volume 2 with folding map, volume 5 with The Shield of Achilles plate, plate shaved with loss to text and image, some staining and browning;The Odyssey of Homer. for Bernard Linott, 1725-1726. 5 volumes, 4to, title-pages in red and black, privilege leaves, engraved initials, head and tail-pieces, volume 1 with portrait frontispiece, 8pp. list of subscribers,loss to title page of volume 2, spotting and browning all uniformly bound in contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt,boards with minor soiling and abrasions, spines with some loss to labels and gilt, rubbed (11) The gilt numbering on the spines of Volumes IV and V ofThe Odyssey is incorrectly swapped. LITERATURE: Griffith 39, 47, 75, 93, 112, 116, 152, 155, 159, 166, 170 Please see Shipping Calculator Link: Click Here

pope--homer, the iliad, 1715-1720, [together with] the odyssey, 1725-1726, 11 volumes

From the Library of Clayre and Jay Michael Haft

From the Library of Clayre and Jay Michael Haft Homer Alexander Pope's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey, in 11 volumes, comprising: The Iliad of Homer. London: W. Bowyer for Bernard Lintott, 1715-1720, 6 volumes, title-pages in red and black, privilege leaves, engraved initials, head- and tailpieces, volume 1 with portrait frontispiece, 8pp. list of subscribers, 1 folding map (Graecia Homerica); volume 2 with folding map; volume 5 with Shield of Achilles plate, spotting The Odyssey of Homer. London: for Bernard Lintott, 1725-1726, 5 volumes, title-pages in red and black, privilege leaves, engraved initials, head- and tailpieces, volume 1 with portrait frontispiece, 8pp. list of subscribers; final leaf of volume 5 with errata on recto and "names of subscribers omitted on printed list" on verso, some light spotting together 11 volumes, 4to (270 x 212mm.), uniformly bound in contemporary calf, rebacked, extremities slightly rubbed Pope's translation, one of the major literary events of the first half of the 18th century, was issued in three formats—quarto, folio, and "large folio." The traditional size for major works in England had long been folio, but Pope's preference was for a quarto format, perhaps following the fashion introduced into France in the mid-17th century, and it was these copies that were reserved for subscribers, embellished with engraved head-pieces, tailpieces, and vignettes not used in the folios. LITERATURE: Griffith 39, 47, 75, 93, 112, 116, 152, 155, 159, 166, 170

View 1 of Lot 207: Homer | The Iliad [Odyssey] of Homer [translated by Pope], London, 1715-1726, 11 volumes, 18th century calf

homer | the iliad [odyssey] of homer [translated by pope], london, 1715-1726, 11 volumes, 18th century calf

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Homer Homers Iliads in English; Homers Odysses [both translated by Thomas Hobbes]. London: James Cottrell for William Crook, 1676 & 1675 2 parts in one volume, 12mo (154 x 84mm.), errata to the Odyssey bound opposite the title-page, contemporary mottled calf, paper spine label (chipped), Aa4 cut with slight loss, binding slightly rubbed and cracked FIRST EDITIONS of Hobbes's translations from Homer, completed at the end of his life when censorship meant he no longer had other means of expressing his views in print; it has been opined that his Homer continued with the arguments of Leviathan. Hobbes adapted his translations to express his thoughts on the rightful place of kings; for example, he shows Agamemnon as a more worthy king than Homer had depicted him. Hobbes also sought to downplay the influence of classical texts on contemporary political philosophy, which he thought had caused his contemporaries to challenge the established order. LITERATURE: Wing H2550 & H2556 PROVENANCE: D.L. Cumming, signature on inside front cover

View 1 of Lot 147: Homer, Iliads and Odysses, translated by Hobbes, London, 1676, contemporary calf

homer, iliads and odysses, translated by hobbes, london, 1676, contemporary calf

The Library of William O’Brien: Property of the Milltown Park Charitable Trust

folio (282 x 180mm.), engraved dedication leaf, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, near-contemporary English calf, some early inscriptions, lacking both title pages and also blank leaves Gg8 and Ii8 (but blank [2]R8 present), rebacked, new endpapers, lower cover partially detached, lower joint split, repairs to corners of binding, light spotting and staining, engraved dedication leaf torn at top and bottom corner and stained and creased (?possibly supplied), some leaves slightly torn

[the whole works of homer, prince of poetts in his iliads, and odysses. translated according to the greeke, by geo. chapman. london: for nathaniell butter, 1616]

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folio (271 x 178mm.), engraved dedication leaf, engraved title-page by William Hole [Johnson, Hole 5], engraved portrait of Chapman on verso of title-page, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, without blank leaves Gg8, [2]R8 and Ii8, near-contemporary English calf, spine gilt in compartments, small rusthole in B4 with slight loss of text, small paper flaw in text of G4, Bb1 stained, rebacked retaining original spine

the whole works of homer, prince of poetts in his iliads, and odysses. translated according to the greeke, by geo. chapman. london: for nathaniell butter, [1616]

From the Library of Clayre and Jay Michael Haft Homer His Iliads [His Odysses] Translated, Adorn'd with Sculpture and Illustrated with Annotations by John Ogilby. London: Thomas Roycroft for the author, 1660; 1665 FIRST EDITIONS, 2 volumes, folio (398 x 267mm.), Iliad: engraved author portrait, engraved allegorical frontispiece, engraved portrait of King Charles II, 50 further engraved plates; Odyssey: printed dedications to Prince James and King Charles II, engraved allegorical frontispiece, 24 further engraved plates, uniformly bound in modern quarter calf over marbled boards, Iliad: allegorical frontispiece shaved at outer margin, dampstaining to early leaves, tape repair to verso of plate 23 (with minor loss); both volumes: a few small closed tears, extremities slightly browned First editions of Ogilby's translations of Homer, with fine accompanying engravings, which were a feature of Ogilby publications (such as his Aesop and Vergil). Ogilby was not a classical scholar but he imbued his translation with monarchical ideals appropriate to the recent restoration of Charles II, to whom the book is dedicated. LITERATURE: Wing H2548 & H2554 PROVENANCE: Hornby Roughsedge (d.1859): ownership inscription to Iliad

View 1 of Lot 206: Homer | Homer His Iliads [Homer His Odysses], London, 1660; 1665, 2 volumes, translated by Ogilby

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