{"product_id":"homer-the-odyssey-translated-by-alexander-pope-four-volumes-london-1771","title":"HOMER. The Odyssey. Translated by Alexander Pope. Four volumes. London, 1771.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHOMER.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Odyssey of Homer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Translated by Alexander Pope. London: printed for J. Whiston, Baker and Leigh, and others, 1771. Four volumes, 17.5 × 11 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally published in 1725–1726, with substantial contributions from William Broome and Elijah Fenton, Pope’s translation renders Odysseus’s long return from Troy in the polished heroic couplets of the Augustan age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA handsome four-volume edition of Homer’s \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e in Alexander Pope’s celebrated English translation, preserved in attractive contemporary gilt, polished calf.  Uniformly bound with gilt borders to the boards and raised bands. Contrasting morocco lettering and numbering pieces, gilt board edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers and red-stained edges complete an appealing Georgian library set.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEngraved armorial bookplate of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorge White, Esq.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, to the front pastedown of each volume, with a shield surrounded by floral garlands and surmounted by a demi-lion holding a flag. The design appears consistent with a late-eighteenth-century date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBindings with rubbing, scuffing and surface marks; board edges and corners worn, with small losses to the leather and exposure of the underlying board in places. Spines rubbed, with wear and loss to the gilt and labels, and chipping at the head and foot, particularly to volume III. Joints rubbed and locally cracked; boards remain attached.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarbled endpapers remain attractive. Contents generally clean and bright, with occasional light spotting, toning and handling marks. Horizontal creasing to the title leaf of volume I. Red-stained edges with some fading, rubbing and marks. A visually appealing set retaining much of its original decorative character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePublished in London in 1771 by a trade conger of leading booksellers including J. Whiston, Baker \u0026amp; Leigh, W. Strahan, and T. Payne. Issued in a compact 12mo format, this set reproduces Alexander Pope's benchmark translation of the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e. Although produced concurrently alongside a matching five-volume \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e, this four-volume \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e was also sold independently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVol. I: [4], lix, [2], 63–292 pp.; Vol. II: [4], 314 pp.; Vol. III: [10], xiii, [1], 361 pp.; Vol. IV: [10], 366 pp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReference\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eESTC T90240.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reservoir Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58022047646078,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/4464\/8318\/files\/IMG_0360.jpg?v=1789301412","url":"https:\/\/reservoirbooks.store\/products\/homer-the-odyssey-translated-by-alexander-pope-four-volumes-london-1771","provider":"Reservoir Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}