Poems on several occasions / written by Philomela.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rowe, Elizabeth Singer, 1674-1737.

Contributor:

Dunton, John, 1659-1733, bookseller.

Standardized Title:

Poems. Selections

Language:

English

Genre:

Booksellers' advertisements -- England -- London -- 17th century.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

24 unnumbered pages, 72, 69 pages, 11 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm (8vo)

Fingerprint:

ans, s.HE n.e, ToSo (3) 1696 (A)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for John Dunton ..., 1696.

Notes:

"Philomela" is Elizabeth Singer Rowe. Cf. ESTC.

Signatures: [superscript pi]a⁶(-a6?) a⁴ chi⁴(-chi4?) A-D⁸ E⁴ Aa-Ee⁸.

Leaves of the first preliminary gathering signed as follows: [unsigned], a2, A3, a4, [unsigned]. Leaf a4 and the following unsigned leaf are conjugate.

"Preface to the reader" signed: Elizabeth Johnson.

Bookseller's advertisements on leaves Ee4r-Ee8r.

Title within border of double rules.

Local Notes:

Purchased for the Penn Libraries in 1954.

Penn Libraries copy has 8-line poem titled "To Philomela; Occasion'd by Her Farewell to Love." in early ms. in brown ink on verso of last printed leaf. Cf. "MS. notes in books" in Notes and queries, 3rd ser., v. 12 (1867), p. 166. (A photocopy of the article is shelved with this book.)

Penn Libraries copy has ms. biographical note in pencil on p. opp. title leaf; ms. ink blot and pen test(?) on title leaf; early ms. annotation in brown ink on leaf chi3v.

Penn Libraries copy bound in half morocco over cloth boards; boards ruled in blind; brief title ("Poems by Philomela") stamped in gold on spine; marbled endpapers; all edges stippled red.

Penn Libraries copy: boards and front free endpaper detached; spine damaged; leaves lightly wormed with greater damage toward end of volume.

Cited in:

ESTC R7317

Wing R2062

OCLC:

15691062