An Anatomie of the World, wherein by occasion of the vntimely death of Mistris Elizabeth Drvry the frailtie and the decay of this whole world is represented by Donne, John - 1929

Nabu Press, 2010-03-26. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Noel Douglas, 1926. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. 49pp A very good copy in cream boards

Hardback. New.

London: Published by Percy Lund Humphries for Noel Douglas, 1926. 8vo, 54, 47pp., orig. publishers white boards, d.w. browned. Facsimile of the British Museum copy of the 1621 edition, containing the first and second anniversaries.

Shaftesbury: High House Press, 1929. Modern fine press edition of John Donne's 1611 elegy for Elizabeth Drury, the young daughter of his patron Robert Drury, number 27 of 170 copies printed by James and Beatrice Masters at the High House Press. Commonly known as the First Anniversary, Donne's poem uses the idealized figure of the dead girl to symbolize all that was lost in the fall: "She that did thus much, & much more could doe, / But that our age was Iron, and rusty too, / Shee, shee is dead; shee's dead; when thou knowest this, / Thou knowest how drie a Cinder this world is." The High House Press, founded by Dorset schoolmaster James Masters in 1924, specialized in small handpress editions of classic and contemporary poetry. A near-fine copy. Tall octavo, measuring 10.5 x 7.5 inches: [4], [7], 8-32, [4]. Original red and brown marbled boards, brown cloth spine with printed pastedown label, text uncut. Title page printed in red and black, red and blue decorated initials and headpieces throughout… Read More

London: Noel Douglas, 1926 . Hardback. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A scarce facsimile edition of this poem by John Donne reproduced from the edition held by the British Museum. A scarce facsimile edition of The First Anniuersarie, An Anatomie of the World, Wherein, By Occasion of the Untimely Death of Mistris Elizabeth Drvry, the Frailtie and Decay of this Whole World is Represented by John Donne. In the original publisher's paper wrapped hardcover boards. Rarely seen in this pleasing condition. Published by Noel Douglass reproduced from the edition held by the British Museum. 'An Anatomy of the World' is based on the idea that a virtuous woman's death symbolises the world's soul. First published in 1621. In the original publisher's paper wrapped hardcover boards. Externally, very smart. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some occasional spotting. Very Good

[London] : N. Douglas [1926], 1926. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original blind-tooled boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 49 pages; Series; Noel Douglas replicas. Other titles; Anniversaries. An Anatomie of the World. Of the progres of the soule. Physical description; 1 . p. '., facsim.: 3 p. '., 54 p.; 3 p. '., 49 p. ; 23 cm. Notes; Facsimile of the British Museum copy of the 1621 edition, containing the first and second anniversaries. The second part has separate paging and special t.-p.: The second anniuersarie. Of the Progres of the Soule. Wherein, By Occasion of the Religious death of Mistris Elizabeth Drvry, the incommodities of the Soule in this life, and her exaltation in the next, are Contemplated ...