The Iliad of Homer
Subtitle: translated by Mr. Pope
Contributors: Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, tr; Broome, William, 1689-1745; Parnell, Thomas, 1679-1718; Edwards, James O., 1943- former owner
Series: Eighteenth century collections online
Publisher: Printed by T. J. for B. L. & other booksellers
Published: 1718
Place of publication: London [i.e. The Hague]
Language: eng
Subjects: Achilles (Greek mythology); Poetry; Early works to 1800; Greek Epic poetry; Translations into English; Trojan War
Other titles: Homer's Iliad :
Work titles: Iliad
Notes: The notes were written in part by William Broome.

Vols. 1-3 are dated 1718; v. 4, 1719; in v. 5 and 6, both dated 1721, the imprint reads: "Printed by T. Johnson". In many copies, the 1718 edition of v. 1 is substituted with a later edition.

With the device of T. Johnson of The Hague on the title pages.

Signatures: v. 1: *⁴ a-g⁸ A-F⁸ G⁸ (-G8), ²A-H⁸ I⁶; v. 2: pi1 A-G⁸, ²A-I⁸ K⁴; v. 3: pi1 A-F⁸ G⁴, ²A-G⁸; v. 4: pi1 A-G⁸ H⁴, ²A-H⁸ I⁴ (-I4); v. 5: pi1 A-G⁸, ²A-G⁸ H⁶; v. 6: pi² A-E⁸ F⁶, ²A-E⁸ F⁴ G-H⁸ I⁶.

Vol. 1: [8], 111, [1], 110, 140 p., [4] leaves of plates (2 folded); v. 2: [2], 111, [1], 149, [3] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 3: [2], 103, [1], 110, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 4: [2], 120, 134 p. ; v. 5: [2], 112, 124, [1] folded leaf of plates; v. 6: [4], 92, 85, [47] p.

Includes "An essay on the life, writings and learning of Homer" by T. Parnell in v. 1.

Includes indexes.

Advertisements on p. [2]-[3] at end of v. 2 and p. [1]-[3] at end of v. 6.

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Foxon, D.F.  Pope, p. 57-58

Griffith, R.H.  Pope, 121