THE POEMS of Thomas Carew With His Masque Coelum Britannicum

Edited, with an Introduction and notes, by Rhodes Dunlap

Published by Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1949.

First edition of the first complete edition. Dark navy blue cloth with very bright and fresh gilt spine lettering; original printed dust jacket. Uniform tan offsetting to the front and rear endpaper, else a near fine copy; with a very good plus, lightly shelf worn dust jacket with marginal front and rear age-toning, tanning to the spine, and the front flap price-clipped off. Octavo (6" by 9") 297 pages; appendices, index of first lines. Frontispiece reproduces a portrait painting by Vandyck. "This, the first complete edition of Carew's writings in half a century, supplies a critical text based on the early printed versions and many manuscripts." Contains two original poems which may be Carew's based on documents discovered. Besides extensive commentary and a biographical introduction, there is a catalogue of the early musical settings. Thomas Carew (1595 1640) was an English poet, a master lyricist who's reputation has grown over the centuries. According to Edmund Gosse, "Carew's poems, at their best, are brilliant lyrics of the purely sensuous order.". Seller Inventory # ABE-1721442764920

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE POEMS of Thomas Carew With His Masque ...
Publisher: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1949.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition