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Title: The Iliad of Homer Author: Homer Place: London Publisher: W. Boyer for Bernard Lintott Date: 1715-1720 Description: 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. Lot Amendments Condition: Spines worn, joints cracked, top 4" of spine strip of second volume missing; occasional darkening to pages, folding plate torn without loss, bookseller's catalogue entry taped to front endpaper of Vol. I, very good, worthy of rebinding. Item number: 254394