The iliad : of Homer. Translated by Mr. Pope..
Homer.
Pope, Alexander,1688-1744,translator.
Parnell, Thomas,1679-1718.Essay on the life, writings and learning of Homer.
Buccleuch, Anne Scott,Duchess of,1651-1732,former owner.StEdNL: K.2.a.6
Pope, Alexander,1688-1744,inscriber.StEdNL: K.2.a.6
London: : Printed by W. Bowyer, for Bernard Lintott between the Temple-Gates,,
1715[-1720.]
Vol. 2 is dated 1716; vol. 3, 1717; vol. 4, 1718; vols. 5 and 6, 1720.
In vols. 2, 4-6 the publisher's name is spelled Lintot.
The notes were written in part by William Broome.
Includes 'An essay on the life, writings and learning of Homer' by T. Parnell.
In this issue The privilege leaf in Vol. I contains 30 lines.
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Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers
In volume one there is a printed subscription receipt with manuscript additions pasted on the verso of the front flyleaf. It reads "Receiv'd of her Grace the Dutchess of Monmouth [name written in manuscript], two guineas, being the first payment to the subscription, for the translation of Homer's Iliads; to be delivered, in quires, to the bearer hereof, in the manner specify'd in the proposals. A. Pope. [signature in manuscript]".
Homer
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