The Adventures of Telemachus the Son of Ulysses in two books, published in 1808. Leatherbound hardback, the front covers of both volumes are detached, the remainder tight, the exteriors worn, the texts are complete and clear but marked, the page counts for volumes I & II are 275 & 260 respectively. Translated from the original French by John Hawkesworth.

The adventures of Telemachus, son of Ulysses is a didactic novel by François Fénelon, Archbishop of Cambrai, who in 1689 became tutor to the seven-year-old Duc de Bourgogne (grandson of Louis XIV and second in line to the French throne). It was published anonymously in 1699 and reissued in 1717 by his family. The slender plot fills out a gap in Homer's Odyssey, recounting the educational travels of Telemachus, son of Ulysses, accompanied by his tutor, Mentor, who is revealed early on in the story to be Minerva, goddess of wisdom, in disguise.

Each volume measures 16 x 10xm (6.25" x 4").

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