The Poetical Works of Sir John Davies

Sir John Davies

Published by T. Davies, London, 1773

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A very scarce collection of the poetical works of Elizabethan and Stuart poet Sir John Davies. A very scarce work.An anthology of the poetical works of Sir John Davies.This volume includes his three best known works; 'Immortality of the Soul', 'The Hymns of Astrea', and 'Orchestra, a Poem on Dancing in a Dialogue Between Penelope and One of Her Wooers'.Davies was a poet, politician, and lawyer of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. His poetry was admired by Queen Elizabeth I, and later James I. His poems are described as "brilliant and graceful", writing in decasyllabic quatrains, and rhyme royal, some of his works containing acrostics that spell out "Elisabetha Regina". In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Front joint is strained. Light marks to the boards and spine. Spine is a little discoloured. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, with a small amount of loss to the tail of the spine. Front hinge is strained. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean, with scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Good. Seller Inventory # 906P13

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Poetical Works of Sir John Davies

Publisher: T. Davies, London

Publication Date: 1773

Binding: Leather

Illustrator: None

Condition: Good

Book Type: book