The odyssey of Homer

All titles

• The odyssey of Homer
• Odyssey. English

People / Organizations

• Homer (Author)
• Bernard Lintot ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for Bernard Lintot, MDCCXXV. [1725]-26.

Publication year

1725-1726

ESTC No.

T67135

Grub Street ID

291781

Description

5v.,plate : port. ; 2°.

Note

Translated by Alexander Pope, with the assistance of Elijah Fenton and William Broome

Vols. 4,5 are dated 1726

Titlepages in red and black; those to vols. 2-5 add "Translated from the Greek"

Includes 'A general view of the epic poem, and of the Iliad and Odyssey. Extracted from Bossu' and 'Homer's Battle of the frogs and mice' translated by T. Parnell, which has separate titlepage and pagination - Half-titles: 'Pope's Odyssey'

Large paper issue.

Uncontrolled note

Height =40cm; gutter margin 23cm. Ordinary paper issue 29cm high. C give gutter margin as 3.6cm