John Donne

Poems

Thomas Newcomb; Henry Herringman

1669

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A finely bound edition of John Donne's poems.

  • John Donne (English).
  • Poems, &c. By John Donne, Late Dean Of St. Pauls. With Elegies On The Authors Death. To Which Is Added Divers Copies Under His Own Hand, Never Before Printed.
  • London: In the Savoy, Thomas Newcomb; Henry Herringman, 1669. 
  • Octavo.
  • 414 pages.
  • Re-backed in light brown leather with gilt-lettered dark brown leather spine label, with full calf boards.

Condition Report

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Boards show wear to corners, and light wear overall.

Text block has age toning to edges.

Light occasional foxing to pages interiorly.

Two instances of ink marginalia (one to title page, one at bottom margin of page 414).

Seventeenth century ink ownership inscription to title page ("Daniel Paring his book").

Ink ownership inscription to front free end page ("R. Potter / 1747").

Ink ownership inscription to front pastedown ("George Reading Leathes").

Significant pencil inscription to front pastedown from previous bookseller (20th century).

Signs of age and wear.

Language

English

Subject

Fine bindings, Poetry, English literature and history, Literature

SKU

D64RF

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