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POEMS AND SONGS. BY THOMAS FLATMAN. THE THIRD EDITION WITH ADDITIONS AND AMENDMENTS. ME QUOQUE VATEM DICUNT PASTORES, SED NON EGO CREDULUS ILLIS. VIRGIL.
by Flatman, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/n/a
- Seller
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Flatman, Thomas. POEMS AND SONGS. BY THOMAS FLATMAN. THE THIRD EDITION WITH ADDITIONS AND AMENDMENTS. ME QUOQUE VATEM DICUNT PASTORES, SED NON EGO CREDULUS ILLIS. VIRGIL. Octavo, 7.1 x 4.6 inches. 1686, Third edition, with sixteen new poems appearing for the first time. A8, a-b8, B-K8, L7, M8. (Complete, collating just as the Grolier copy, with the signature L7.) The engraved portrait frontispiece of Flatman which appears for the first time in this edition is present in this copy. It is bound in period calfskin, with spine repair that is tastefully done. The first few gathers are loose from the book (9 full pages). Book collates and all pages present. Has the bookplate of Edward Parker of Brownsholme in the County of York, along with signatures of other owners. The spine is very neatly and tastefully done, and looks quite well on the shelf. The contents are occasionally lightly browned and spotted, with no extraordinary defects. 44 libraries have copies.
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- Bookseller
- Calix Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio50
- Title
- POEMS AND SONGS. BY THOMAS FLATMAN. THE THIRD EDITION WITH ADDITIONS AND AMENDMENTS. ME QUOQUE VATEM DICUNT PASTORES, SED NON EGO CREDULUS ILLIS. VIRGIL.
- Author
- Flatman, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Octavo Period Boards, Spine redone
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- n/a
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition with New Poems and Songs Collates to Grolier Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for Benjamin Tooke, at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-Yard
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1686
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Flatman, rare, poems, songs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art and Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Calix Books
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About the Seller
Calix Books
Biblio member since 2012
Swampscott, Massachusetts
About Calix Books
Calix Books is an on-line bookstore offering a wide range of books and ephemera. We do have specialty areas, for example, early Americana as well as rare religious works dating back to the 13th century, including a selection of Books of Hours.
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- Octavo
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