11 volumes, including 6 of the Iliad and 5 of the Odyssey. Vol. I of each set with list of subscribers. Vol. I of each set with copper-engraved frontispiece bust of Homer; title pages printed in red & black; title page of Odyssey Vol. I with pictorial engraving. With engraved initials, head & tail-pieces; Iliad Vol. I with engraved folding bird's-eye view of Troy and the battlefield, and also engraved double-page plate with maps of Greece and Phrygia. (4to) 28.5x21.2 cm (11¼x8¼"), 18th century uniform full mottled calf ruled in gilt, spines decoratively tooled in gilt, raised bands, morocco lettering pieces, marbled endpapers
The quarto subscribers edition of Pope's Homer, in contemporary full calf binding. The Iliad includes the folding view of Troy and the surrounding countryside, the battle ensuing, the Greek ships massed by the shore.
Iliad: [56], 317; [4], 321-657, [1]; [8], [661]-948; [6], [957]-1295; [6], [1303]-1630; [6], [1633]-1882, [34] pp. London: Printed by W. Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, 1715-1720.
Odyssey: [12], xxiv, 279; [4], 335; [4], 363; [4], 319; [4], 317, [11] pp. London: Printed for Bernard Lintot, 1725-1726.
NOTES:
Iliad page edges stained red, or reddish brown.
Vol. III of Iliad has two title-pages, one printed in red & black, one in black only
Iliad Vol. IV front cover has old affixed lot label of Geering & Colyer, Auctioneers, Ashford, Kent.
Iliad Vol. V with ink ownership signature of Jacobus Marriott dated 1788 to title page.
Plate with shield of Achilles noY present in Iliad Vol. V, but apparently not issued in all copies.
Condition:
Leather dry, with some scuffing, a bit of wear to corners and spine ends, but sound; normal darkening, foxing, aging and offset within; final leaf of Iliad Vol. IV with lower corner replaced, no loss of text; marginal staining in Odyssey Vol. I; a very good and desirable set.