The Odyssey of Homer. . Translated from the Greek. ...
Homer (800 BC - 701 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1725 - 1726
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3036629
Summary
Bibliographic description
5v. . ill.. (plates) . 12mo.. Not identified in 1796 inventory. Imperfect: vol. 4 only. Christies, 21 June 2004, lot 511. With other works and part works in 47 volumes by Pope, Gay, Prior, Congreve and others.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on title page: "Jane Compton".. Binding: Eighteenth-century Cambridge-style blind panelled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges; gold-tooled spine.
Makers and roles
Homer (800 BC - 701 BC) William Broome (1689-1745) Elijah Fenton (1683-1730) Thomas Parnell (1679-1718)