Works of Mr. Alexander Pope as Well as His Translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer
by POPE, Alexander
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Various Publishers, 1715-1741. Leatherbound. Very good. 15 volumes. 20 cm (quarto) full leather bindings with contemporary mottled calf boards. Respined in matching mottled calf. Minor repairs and staining in endpapers. Hinges secure but some are cracked on the interior. A touch of foxing, but most pages crisp and clean. This set is composed of rare editions printed during the author's lifetime. Most are first quarto printings.
Set contains Pope's prose works as well as translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Please contact us for more detailed cataloguing of each volume.
Set contains Pope's prose works as well as translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Please contact us for more detailed cataloguing of each volume.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106799
- Title
- Works of Mr. Alexander Pope as Well as His Translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer
- Author
- POPE, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Leatherbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Various Publishers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1715-1741
- Keywords
- English Literature, Homer, Iliad, Odyssey, Letters, Correspondence, Essays, Poetry, satire, Dunciad, Rape of the Lock, Martinus Scriblerius
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...