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Theatrum poetarum Anglicanorum : containing brief characters of the English poets, down to the year 1675 / by Edward Phillips, the nephew of Milton.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR501 .P5 1824
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poets, English.
- English poetry--Bio-bibliography.
- English poetry.
- Genre:
- Bio-bibliography.
- Biographies.
- Bibliographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Curran, Stuart A. (honoree)
- Wittreich, Joseph Anthony (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 55, xlvi, xxxiii, 150 pages, 8 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition, reprinted at the expense and with the notes of Sir Egerton Brydges, Bart.
- Other Title:
- Theatrum poetarum, or A Compleat collection of the poets.
- Place of Publication:
- Geneva : From the Press of Bonnant, 1824.
- Notes:
- Description based on reprint title page which follows title page, preface and note of the original edition.
- Original title page title: Theatrum poetarum, or A compleat collection of the poets, especially the most eminent of all ages. The antients distinguished from the moderns, in their several alphabets. With some observations and reflexions upon many of them, particularly those of our own nation. Together with a prefatory discourse of the poets and poetry in general.
- Originally published: London: Printed for Charles Smith at the Angel near the Inner Temple Gate in FleetStreet, Anno Dom. 1725.
- Advertisements on p. [151-158].
- "100 copies."
- Local Notes:
- Milton Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran.
- OCLC:
- 11498960
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