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Fenton's Poems on Several Occasions 1717 Lintot Leather Very Good

Fenton's Poems on Several Occasions 1717 Lintot Leather Very Good

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Title: Poems on Several Occasions
Author: Fenton, Elijah
Description: [6], 224 + [8] ad pp. Copper-engraved frontispiece by E. Kirkall; copper-engraved headpiece on dedication-page; wood-engraved title-page ornament, initials, head & tailpieces throughout. (8vo) 19.5x12 cm. (7¾x4¾"), period calf. First Edition.Fenton is today best remembered as an assistant to Alexander Pope, his neighbor, in the latter's translation of the Odyssey. In the present volume, "The eleventh book of Homer's Odyssey. Translated from the Greek. In Milton's style" comprises pp. [85]-127.
Heading: Place Published: London
Publisher: Printed for Bernard Lintot
Date Published: 1717
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