Englands Helicon: Reprinted from the Edition of 1600 with Additional Poems from the Edition of 1614 [Haslewood Books / Limited Edition]

MACDONALD, Hugh (Introduction); A.B. [Bodenham, John / Ling, Nicholas - original compilers]

Published by Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, London, 1925

About this Item

Text reprint of the definitive 1600 first edition of Englands Helicon the celebrated anthology of Elizabethan pastoral and lyric poetry supplemented with the 9 additional poems introduced in the expanded 1614 edition. Features pastoral verse by William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Sir Walter Raleigh, Edmund Spenser, and Sir Philip Sidney. Introduction and editorial oversight by noted bibliographer Hugh Macdonald. This copy is Number 806 of only 900 numbered copies issued to the public (from a total edition of 950). Printed in England at the Shakespeare Head Press on premium, heavy Kentish all-rag paper. Includes a type-facsimile of the original 1600 title page. Cover shows signs of use, with superficial scuffs and bumped corners. Text clean and unmarked, with slight age-fading. In very good overall condition. ix, 256 pp. Category: Poetry; English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Pastoral poetry, English; Add. Inventory No: 260607ROSK014035. First Edition Thus, Limited Edition (Copy #806 of 900).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Englands Helicon: Reprinted from the Edition of 1600 with Additional Poems from the Edition of 1614 [Haslewood Books / Limited Edition]
• Publisher: Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, London
• Publication Date: 1925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry