A New Collection of Poems on Several Occasions. Written by Mr. Dryden. Mr. Wolsly. Mr. Granville. Mr. Stepney. Sr. Charles Sidley. Sr. Fleet. Shepherd. And several other eminent hands, never before publish'd.

ANTHOLOGY.

Published by Printed for Peter Buck, at the Sign of the Temple in Fleetstreet. 1701, 1701

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[16], 341, [3]pp. 8vo. Armorial bookplate on titlepage verso has caused some paper wrinkling, a few leaves browned. Early attribution to N. Rowe Esq on titlepage. Full contemporary panelled calf, gilt floral device to spine, red morocco label; expert repairs to joints & corners. The dated bookplate is that of Ambrose Holbech of Mollington in the County of Warwick, 1702. ESTC N5855, Cambridge; Smith College, UCLA, Yale Beinecke only. This is generally known as Gildon's Miscellany, as the ESTC copies record the dedication signed by the editor Charles Gildon. In this copy it is signed, by hand, N: Rowe & this is not in the same hand as the later attribution on the titlepage. Rowe contributed three pieces, including two addressed to William Shippen and Richard Thornhill, friends of Ann Finch, and both fervent Jacobites. The miscellany appears to be based on a collection of works deriving from the circle of Charles, Earl of Winchelsea, and includes amongst its anonymous contributions the first appearance of Ann Finch's important Pindaric ode 'The Spleen'. This work was also issued with a cancel titlepage as A New Miscellany of Original Poems on Several Occasions, published by Peter Buck in 1701. It adds 'Mr Rowe' to the list of contributors on the titlepage, but removes Charles Gildon's name from the end of the dedication, as he wished to distance himself from a work intended to embarrass his Whig supporters. In this copy, with the original titlepage, his name has also been removed, and Rowe's added. One of the entries in the contents list also appears to have some missing type in 'N. Rowe, Esq', made good by a contemporary hand. Seller Inventory # 79829

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Title: A New Collection of Poems on Several ...
Publisher: Printed for Peter Buck, at the Sign of the Temple in Fleetstreet. 1701
Publication Date: 1701
Binding: Hardcover
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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