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The Works. Translated from the Greek. By Mr. Cooke. HESIOD.

£500.00

Vol.1 with engraved frontispiece by William Hogarth of a bust of Hesiod in the possession of the Earl of Pembroke, vol.2 with engraved frontispiece of The Theogony, engraved arms of John, Duke of Argyle and Greenwich and Lord George Johnston at head of dedications, divisional titles with large woodcuts of Minerva, woodcut head and tail pieces.

First Edition. Two volumes bound together. 4to. [233 x 172 x 41 mm]. xxiii, [iv], 28-260 pp; x[iii], 14-203 pp. Bound in contemporary calf, the covers tooled in blind with a double fillet border, double fillet outer panel with floral ornaments at outer corners, mitred to an inner dotted fillet and floral roll panel. The spine divided into six panels with raised bands, plain endleaves, red sprinkled edges. (Rubbed, joints cracked but firm, missing label.)

London: printed by N. Blandford, for T. Green, near Charing-Cross, 1728

Small hole, caused by paper fault in blank outer margin of pp.85-6 in vol.1 and a little light dust soiling, but a very good copy of this elegantly printed edition on thick paper. With the early ink signature of J. or T. Pemberton on the verso of the first title and a marginal note on p.29 in vol.1, criticising Cooke ("this is flat nonsense Mr. Cook...."). Also with the ink signature of William Sharp, dated 1836, and a small circular ink stamp with initial M and date 1893.

This is the first English translation of Hesiod and the work which made a name for Thomas Cooke (1703-1756). He was henceforth known as "Hesiod Cooke". His early patron, the Earl of Pembroke, and Lewis Theobald contributed notes and the frontispiece is amongst Hogarth's earliest book illustrations. There is a distinguished list of subscribers, with Pembroke taking eight sets, and the Countess another. Cooke sent a copy to Pope, but this did not stop him from being pilloried in The Dunciad. A second edition, in 12mo, was published in 1740 and reissued in 1743.

Stock no. ebc7331

Vol.1 with engraved frontispiece by William Hogarth of a bust of Hesiod in the possession of the Earl of Pembroke, vol.2 with engraved frontispiece of The Theogony, engraved arms of John, Duke of Argyle and Greenwich and Lord George Johnston at head of dedications, divisional titles with large woodcuts of Minerva, woodcut head and tail pieces.

First Edition. Two volumes bound together. 4to. [233 x 172 x 41 mm]. xxiii, [iv], 28-260 pp; x[iii], 14-203 pp. Bound in contemporary calf, the covers tooled in blind with a double fillet border, double fillet outer panel with floral ornaments at outer corners, mitred to an inner dotted fillet and floral roll panel. The spine divided into six panels with raised bands, plain endleaves, red sprinkled edges. (Rubbed, joints cracked but firm, missing label.)

London: printed by N. Blandford, for T. Green, near Charing-Cross, 1728

Small hole, caused by paper fault in blank outer margin of pp.85-6 in vol.1 and a little light dust soiling, but a very good copy of this elegantly printed edition on thick paper. With the early ink signature of J. or T. Pemberton on the verso of the first title and a marginal note on p.29 in vol.1, criticising Cooke ("this is flat nonsense Mr. Cook...."). Also with the ink signature of William Sharp, dated 1836, and a small circular ink stamp with initial M and date 1893.

This is the first English translation of Hesiod and the work which made a name for Thomas Cooke (1703-1756). He was henceforth known as "Hesiod Cooke". His early patron, the Earl of Pembroke, and Lewis Theobald contributed notes and the frontispiece is amongst Hogarth's earliest book illustrations. There is a distinguished list of subscribers, with Pembroke taking eight sets, and the Countess another. Cooke sent a copy to Pope, but this did not stop him from being pilloried in The Dunciad. A second edition, in 12mo, was published in 1740 and reissued in 1743.

Stock no. ebc7331