Wood, Robert (1717?-1771) An Essay on the Original Genius and Writings of Homer.

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Wood, Robert (1717?-1771) An Essay on the Original Genius and Writings of Homer. London: by Hughes for Payne & Elmsly, 1775.
First trade edition, half-title, frontispiece, engraved title vignette, illustrated with four plates (one of which is the map); bound in full contemporary tan calf, rebacked, corners bumped, contents crisp, 11 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.
The Comparative View of the Ancient and Present State of the Troade (beginning on page 307) is one of the earliest of the attempts to work out Homeric geography.
Estimate $300-500


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