The Life of Mr. George Herbert; To which are added some letters written by Mr. George Herbert, at his being in Cambridge: with others to his mother, the Lady Magdalen Herbert: written by John Donne, afterwards Dean of St. Pauls

WALTON, Izaak

Published by Printed by Tho: Newcomb, for Rich: Marriott, London, 1670

About this Item

Small 8vo. Contemporary morocco. No frontispiece, as issued. Collated and complete. Front board detached. Chipping to leather. Signature of "A. Burgoyne" on front free endpaper. Several pages have pencil mark in margins. Armorial bookplate of "Colonel Cooper" inside front cover and sticker from Markree Library, stating the collection was "Re-arranged in 1913 by Bryan Cooper." This refers to the collection at Markree Castle in Collooney, County Sligo, Ireland, the ancestral seat of the Cooper family, to which this copy once belonged. This is a rare first edition, second issue of Walton's (1593-1683) biography of Welsh-English poet George Herbert (1593-1633). Walton is best known for his Compleat Angler and collection of four literary biographies, of which this was the fourth. This biography of Herbert was released the same year as the more common compendium of all four, called Walton's Lives. This issue of Life of Herbert, published separately from the collected Lives, is particularly uncommon. (Pforzheimer 1055). Seller Inventory # 2756

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Life of Mr. George Herbert; To which are...

Publisher: Printed by Tho: Newcomb, for Rich: Marriott, London

Publication Date: 1670

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: First Edition, 2nd issue.