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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Good. Hardcover, Facsimile reproduction of Michael Drayton's 1619 anthology of poems, light rubbing to edges, bright clean copy, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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None. Very Good. A folio collection of the early poems of Michael Drayton, the popular Elizabethan poet, an important collection of his various poetical exploits. ESTC citation number S125214. The publisher is misspelled 'Swethwicke' to the title page, it is meant to read 'Smethwicke'. Smethwicke was a London publisher, one of the 'junior partners' in the publishing syndicate that, in 1623, issued the First Folio. The illustrated title page, title page, and leaf Qqq4 are provided in facsimile. An early collection of the poetry of Michael Drayton, published a couple of decades into his career. This is an important collection of Drayton's poetry, as it was published when he was trying to gain popularity in the new court of James I. On James' accession Drayton addressed a poem to the King, however it was ridiculed and he was rejected from the court. Drayton dedicated this edition to Sir Walter Aston, an English courtier and diplomat, a patron of Drayton. In this edition Drayton edited his 'Idea', taking out the passages that attacked Selena, who was a portrayal of Lucy the Countess of Bedford, and eliminating the dedications to the Countess of Bedford. This 1619 edition contains the only surviving portrait of Drayton, where he is perceived as a satiric laureate, with a laurel wreath, and a frowning expression on his face. Drayton was very popular in the Elizabethan era, who published his first book, 'The Harmony of the Church', in 1590. Most of the copies of 'The Harmony of the Church' were seized by the Archbishop of Canterbury to destroy. In a custom cloth slipcase. The occasional contemporary ink annotation to the margins. The annotations all pertain to Drayton, being short biography pieces on him, or transcribed letters that Drayton wrote. From the library of H. J. Massingham, the prolific ruralism writer, a poet who wrote mostly about the countryside and agriculture. Bookplate of Allen Freer to the front pastedown. Rebound in a quarter morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards, in a custom cloth slipcase. Externally, fine. Slipcase with some minor marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some scattered spots. The occasional contemporary ink annotation to the margins. The illustrated title page, title page, and leaf Qqq4 are provided in facsimile. Small chip to the tail of leaf I1, no loss of text. N3 with small tape repair. Q3 small repair to the margin to the verso. Eee2 repairs to the tail. Qqq1-Qqq3 with small repairs to the margins. Very Good.
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None. Good. An early edition of Michael Drayton's poetry, a selection of his best known works written during the Elizabethan and Stuart eras. An early edition of this work. ESTC citation number S109894. An early collection of the poetry of Michael Drayton, published a couple of decades into his career. Containing 'The Barons Warres', 'Englans Heroicall Epistles', 'The Legend of Matilda', and more. This is an important collection of Drayton's poetry, as it was published when he was trying to gain popularity in the new court of James I. On James' accession Drayton addressed a poem to the King, however it was ridiculed and he was rejected from the court. Drayton dedicated this edition to Sir Walter Aston, an English courtier and diplomat, a patron of Drayton. In this edition Drayton edited his 'Idea', taking out the passages that attacked Selena, who was a portrayal of Lucy the Countess of Bedford, and eliminating the dedications to the Countess of Bedford. Drayton was very popular in the Elizabethan era, who published his first book, 'The Harmony of the Church', in 1590. Most of the copies of 'The Harmony of the Church' were seized by the Archbishop of Canterbury to destroy. Rebound in paper covered boards. Externally, with a crack to the rear joint. Boards and spine are lightly discoloured with some light marks. A couple of chips to the spine label. Prior owner's pencil inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some odd spots. Pages 97 to 112 and 125 to 160 with a faint tidemark to the head. Some of the last one-hundred and nineteen pages are a little closely cropped to the head, affecting the running title only to a few pages. Good.
