Poems & &c.; Sine aliqua dementia nullus Phoebus
London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1646. First edition. leather_bound. 97 leaves. a3, b-f8, 2a-d8, 3a-b8 [leaving 2B3 unsigned]. There is no proof that the three sections herein are all bibliographically independent, belong together, and it is possible that they were sometimes issued, as they certainly sometimes occur, separately. The jump in pagination from pages 46 to 147 of the second section (Narcissus) coincides with a change in printer, as is clean from the use of ornaments in the text, which after being profuse here ceases abruptly. There also is lack of a catchword on c8. "In 1646 Shirley collected and published a number of the non-dramatic poems. A manuscript tin the Bodleian Library supplies variant versions of a large number of these, and a few additional pieces." CBHL. Vol. V1. p198. The latter reference also notes poems herein are amorous and personal. Six pages of adverts at rear: List of Moseley titles for sale. Contemporary signature free endpaper of John Amson. Frontispiece portrait of Shirley Text generally clean. Bookplate of Kenneth Rapoport. PFORZHEIMER 933. WING S3481. Contemporary sheep rebacked with red leather spine label. Very good. Item #24321
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