![]() ![]() In this edition, the final 12 books appear for the first time and the first and second books are rewritten. First edition of the complete text, in 24 books, of George Chapman's celebrated landmark translation of Homer's "Iliad", one of the foundational works of Western literature. Above, seated upon the cornice, are the reclining figures of Mulciber and Apollo, with the inscription: "Mulciber in Troiam, pro Troia stabat Apollo." Between them, a cherub (Eros?) holds a laurel crown above a medallion bust of Homer. The impressive engraved title page by William Hole is shows full-length figures of Achilles and Hector in full armor eyeing each other from opposite sides of the architectural frame. Provenance: Early signature on front free endpaper, "Sam.l Cooper 1780". light blemishes light marginal damp-staining or soling in a few gatherings towards the end small worm-trail, not affecting text in the gutter of the later gatherings. lightly soiled and with a few light spots, and a small adhesion scar. English paneled calf, rebacked (early 20th c.?), minor wear at extremities. ![]()
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