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Seaven bookes of the Iliades of Homere, prince of poets, translated according to the Greeke, ... by George Chapman Gent. ...

Accession number
PML 19965
Creator
Homer.
Published
London. Printed by Iohn Windet, and are to be sold at the signe of the Crosse-keyes, near Paules wharffe. 1598.
Notes
Contains books 1,2,7-11. The first ed. of the 24 books appeared in 1611.
The first edition.
A[superscript]1 blank (lacking).
First ed. of any part of Chapman's translation - very rare.
Description
4.̊ A⁶ B-S⁴ 19.2 cm.
Inscriptions/Markings
Underlining and marginal annotations.
Binding
Black morocco binding, tooled and stamped with portrait of Homer, by Riviere & Son, in black morocco case.
Classification
Department