1881 HOMER Odyssey Greek Mythology Alexander Pope & Buckley English BINDING
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1881 HOMER Odyssey Greek Mythology Alexander Pope & Buckley English BINDING
A rare, late 19th-century printing of Homers famous epic “Odyssey” translated and edited by Alexander Pope. Alexander Pope was a famous 18th-century English poet known for his translation of Homer. This set of Homer is supplemented with notes by Theodore Buckley and Flaxmans Designs bound a beautiful decorative binding. According to Samuel Johnson, the Pope translation is
the greatest translation ever achieved in English or in any other language! (Wills)
Item number: #40701
Price: $499
HOMER; POPE, Alexander (Transl.); BUCKLEY, Rev. Theodore Alois (Contrib.)
The Odyssey of Homer, Translated by Alexander Pope, with Notes and Introduction by the Rev. Theodore Alois Buckley, M.A., F.S.A. and Flaxmans Designs.
New York: John Wurtele Lovell, 1881.
Details:
Collation: Complete
337, [1]
5 full-page plates
Provenance: Handwritten – A. Bronsgeest
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Decorative cloth
Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (18.5cm x 13cm)
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40701
A rare, late 19th-century printing of Homers famous epic “Odyssey” translated and edited by Alexander Pope. Alexander Pope was a famous 18th-century English poet known for his translation of Homer. This set of Homer is supplemented with notes by Theodore Buckley and Flaxmans Designs bound a beautiful decorative binding. According to Samuel Johnson, the Pope translation is
the greatest translation ever achieved in English or in any other language! (Wills)
Item number: #40701
Price: $499
HOMER; POPE, Alexander (Transl.); BUCKLEY, Rev. Theodore Alois (Contrib.)
The Odyssey of Homer, Translated by Alexander Pope, with Notes and Introduction by the Rev. Theodore Alois Buckley, M.A., F.S.A. and Flaxmans Designs.
New York: John Wurtele Lovell, 1881.
Details:
Collation: Complete
337, [1]
5 full-page plates
Provenance: Handwritten – A. Bronsgeest
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Decorative cloth
Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (18.5cm x 13cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
40701
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1881 HOMER Odyssey Greek Mythology Alexander Pope & Buckley English BINDING
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