1747 – The Iliad by Homer | Greek & Latin Parallel | Famous Greek Mythology

An incredibly rare 18th-century edition of the famous epic poem by Greek poet Homer – The Iliad. This work presents stories of Greek mythological heroes and their military conquests in the Trojan War. This first volume from the 1747 edition of works of Homer includes The Iliad, published in Paris by Brocas. Notably, it features both Greek and Latin translations printed in parallel pages.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Homeri Opera quae extant omnia Graece et Latine… Ilias
• Author(s): Homer
• Publisher: Parisiis: Apud viduam Brocas
• Edition: 1747 edition.
• Binding: Full leather
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Size:  6.75 in x 4.25 in (17 cm x 10.5 cm)
• Collation: [4], 706, [2] p
• Contents Include:
  • The Iliad in Greek and Latin parallel

Condition:

Good. Full leather binding with rubbing and wear, some loss of leather on spine and corners. Text block remains secure. Marbled endpapers intact. Pages generally clean and bright with no loss of text.

Why Collect This?

• Rare mid-18th-century bilingual printing of The Iliad
• Complete volume from Homeri Opera series

Item Number: #29692