Donne, John SALEROOM NOTICE: THIS IS THE SEVENTH EDITION, NOT THE FIRST
Poems, &c.
£1,375
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 22 September 2021 at 11:00 BST
Description
with elegies on the authors death. To which is added Divers Copies under his own hand, never before printed. [London]: In the Savoy, printed by T[homas]. N[ewcomb], for Henry Herringman, 1669. Seventh edition, 8vo, contemporary panelled calf, some headlines trimmed, A1 missing (blank), tear to title page repaired, page 118 lacks lower corner (repaired) with letter loss, occasional foxing, dust-soiling to edges, neatly rebacked
Footnote
Note: The most complete seventeenth century compilation of John Donne's poems, including a dedication by his son.