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The Quintessence of English Poetry: Or, a Collection of all the Beautiful Passages In Our Poems and Plays: From the Celebrated Spencer. The While Instructive, Moral, and Humourous; and adapted to all Degrees of mankind: Alphabetically digested under proper Heads, in Chronological Order of Time. Collected from many hundred Volumes, by Several Eminent Hands. To which is prefix'd, An Alphabetical Catalogue of Authors, Poems and Plays quoted in the Collection. Also an Historical and Critical Review of all the Essays of this Kind hitherto published.

By Various

1740

O. Payne : London

7.5" by 4"

xxiv, [20] 288pp; 312pp; 312pp

 

 

 

DETAILS

A very scarce three volume set of works that features numerous extracts and examples of literary works from the seventeenth century.

Complete in three volumes. With a dedication by Thomas Hayward. Uniformly bound in a full calf binding, this a very scarce work, which offers a interesting look at the literature of the 17th century. A charming collection of extracts from a variety of poetry and plays from the 17th century. With a list to the front of volume I documenting the authors, poems and plays cited in the collection. Notable poets and playwrights cited include: Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Anthony Brewer, Thomas Campion, and Henry Burnel. Each of the extracts are categorised thematically, with those covering a diverse range of subjects, 'alphabetically digested under proper Heads, in Chronological Order of Time'. These include: drunkenness, education, hunting, luxury, nature, tasting, taxes and women. With the previous owners bookplate to the front pastedown of volume III of 'J. Comyns, Wood' with the Latin phrase 'Mallem mori quam mutare; I prefer Death to Change'. An eclectic work, this extensive volume attempt to arm the reader with suitable literary extracts in relations to plethora of topical subject matters.

CONDITION

In a uniform full calf binding. Externally rubbed, with a small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spipne. Rubbing the front and rear boards. Large crack to the front joint, with the front board held by a single cord. The front hinge of volume I had failed. There is also a crack to the front joint of volume II. The front hinges of volumes II and III are lightly strained. Bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume, resulting in a small amount of offsetting to the front endpaper. The front endpaper volume I is detached but present. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age toned.

Overall Condition: Good

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