The Odyssey of Homer Translated from the Greek (Pope's Odyssey). 5 volumes by Homer; Alexander Pope (Translator) - 1725

London: Printed for Bernard Lintot, 1725. First Edition . Leather. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 5 volumes, with 24 engraved plates, as issued. First 12mo. Fully collated, with all called for text and illustrations present. Volume 1: (iv), xxxvi, (viii) ads, 212pp, (iv) ads. 4 illustrations, facing pages 3, 53, 91 and 141 (1725). Volume 2: (iv), 235pp., (v) ads. 5 illustrations, facing pages 3, 50, 91, 131 and 185 (1725). Volume 3: (iv), 275pp., (v) ads. 5 illustrations, facing pages 3, 62, 135, 182 and 226 (1725). Volume 4: 248pp., (xvi) ads. 5 illustrations, facing pages 7, 54, 103, 155 and 195 (1726). Volume 5: 251pp., (xii) Index, (i) blank, 24pp. (Homer's Battle of the Frogs and Mice by Mr. Archdeacon Parnell, Corrected by Mr. Pope), 5 illustrations facing pages 7, 49, 89, 136 and 178 (1726). Includes in volume 1 the text "A General View of the Epic Poem, and of the Iliad and Odyssey, Extracted from Bossu". With the bookplate of George Wm. (William) Gent to front paste-down of each volume. Five volumes, uniformly bound in full dark brown calf with 5 raised bands to spine. a title label and a volume number label to each spine, with the title label for volume 5 largely missing, and some loss to title labels for volumes 2 and 4. The volume number label for volume 2 admits to some loss. Gilt rule and decorations to spines, with gilt double rule near borders of boards. Leather is a little brittle in a few places, though not offensively so, with some loss of leather to joints and extremities and some chipping to extremities. Some minor foxing, here and there, as well as some darkening to some endpapers. Minor, unobtrusive stains to just a few pages (approximately 9), including to lower, blank margin of 2 plates. Small hole to 1 leaf (ppg. 33-34 of volume 3). Tiny, unobtrusive tears to extremities of pages, here and there. Just a few ink notes to volumes (old price, etc.) near front. Though several bindings are slightly tender, this is, overall, an attractive, sound and well preserved copy of this significant and nearly 300 year old set.