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The Iliad of Homer (Beckswell Hall School Presentation copy)

Author(s):

Homer; Pope, Alexander (translator)

Illustrator(s):

Binding:

Hardcover

Volume Condition:

Fair

Dust Jacket:

Dust Jacket Condition:

N/A

Dust Jacket Protection:

N/A

Edition:

–

Impression:

–

Signature:

None

Language:

English

Publisher Name:

George Routledge & Co

Publication Year:

–

Publication Place:

London, UK

ISBN:

–

Book ID:

042142

Catalogue(s):

£47.50

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Undated but physical evidence dates volume to circa 1850. xxxii, 616pp, with an extra illustrated title page, and tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece. School presentation binding of full green leather with extensive decorative gilding on front and rear panels and a five raised bands spine. All edges gilt. Inner gilt dentelles. 16mo. Covers are rubbed, especially on corners and ends of a heavily sunned and dry spine. Front hinge cracked, causing a minor wobble to front panel. Front free endpaper bumped along fore-edge. The first and last few pages have some minor soiling in the margins else pages are bright and crisp. Gilt stamped on the upper panel ‘Beckswell Hall’ and a presentation inscription inked on the front paste down, indicating that the volume was presented to one W W B Hulton for ‘second best answering in French’ at Beckswell Hall School in 1857, inscription signed by Revd. Charles Bickmore, the founder and headmaster of Beckswell Hall School.

Beckwell Hall is a grade II* country house in Warwickshire, now converted to residential housing. For centuries the home of the Marow/Wilmott family, it was leased to Rev Charles Bickmore between 1843 and 1860, where Bickmore founded and ran a boys’ boarding school.

A lovely vintage copy with strong associations.

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