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Behn, Aphra.

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Description

  • Behn, Aphra.
A Pindarick Poem on the happy coronation of his most sacred Majesty James II. And his illustrious consort Queen Mary. J. Playford for Henry Playford, 1685

Provenance

Stainforth, bookplate with motto "Non Deficit Alter"

Literature

Wing B1753; O'Donnell A21.2

Catalogue Note

Although Wing makes no distinction, there are actually two different issues of this poem in 1685: an earlier issue with typographical errors, and this, corrected issue, with the type re-arranged or reset from D1v to the end. For a fuller discussion, see Mary Ann O'Donnell, Aphra Behn. An Annotated Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources, 1986, pp. 103-109.