The Iliad of Homer, Translated into English Blank Verse, with Copious Alterations and Notes, prepared for the Press by the Translator, William Cowper, Esq. And published with a Preface by his Kinsman, J. Johnson. Third Edition
by HOMER
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London: Printed for J. Johnson..., 1809. 2 volumes. 8vo, pp. [iii] - 506; [ii], 462, contemporary half calf (marbled boards); lacks half-titles, spine volume 1 slightly defective and with both covers detached, front joint volume 2 cracked and tender. Cowper's translations of Homer were first published in 1791. Russell 279.
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- John Price Antiquarian Books (GB)
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- The Iliad of Homer, Translated into English Blank Verse, with Copious Alterations and Notes, prepared for the Press by the Translator, William Cowper, Esq. And published with a Preface by his Kinsman, J. Johnson. Third Edition
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- HOMER
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- Used
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- Hardcover
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- London: Printed for J. Johnson..., 1809
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- classics translation literature
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- classics;
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