Carew (Thomas). Poems, with a Maske ... The third edition revised and enlarged [... Coelum Britannicum. A Maske], 2 parts in 1 volume, London: printed for H[umphrey] M[oseley] and are to be sold by J. Martin 1651, slightly browned, a few small spots, one word at lower outer corner of p. 98 failed to print, small hole in K1 touching signature recto, all edges gilt, 20th-century blue morocco gilt by Bayntun, 8vo (14.5 x 9 cm) (Qty: 1) Provenance: 1) Sir Thomas Hanmer 4th Baronet (1677-1746; engraved bookplate dated 1707 to title-page verso). Sir Thomas Hanmer was speaker of the House of the Commons in 1714-15, overseeing the Hanoverian succession, and spent much of his retirement devoted to literary pursuits, producing an edition of Shakespeare (1743-4) among other works. 2) Sotheby's London, 2-3 April 1985. 3) Stuart Bennett (book-label to front pastedown). 4) From the estate of John Lawson (1932-2019). ESTC R21803; Grolier Wither to Prior I p. 132; Pforzheimer 129; Wing C565. This edition is noted for containing 'the first appearance of the three poems added, apparently at the last moment, at the end' (Pforzheimer). This copy is of the second issue, with Martin's name in the imprint.
Carew (Thomas). Poems, with a Maske ... The third edition revised and enlarged [... Coelum Britannicum. A Maske], 2 parts in 1 volume, London: printed for H[umphrey] M[oseley] and are to be sold by J. Martin 1651, slightly browned, a few small spots, one word at lower outer corner of p. 98 failed to print, small hole in K1 touching signature recto, all edges gilt, 20th-century blue morocco gilt by Bayntun, 8vo (14.5 x 9 cm) (Qty: 1) Provenance: 1) Sir Thomas Hanmer 4th Baronet (1677-1746; engraved bookplate dated 1707 to title-page verso). Sir Thomas Hanmer was speaker of the House of the Commons in 1714-15, overseeing the Hanoverian succession, and spent much of his retirement devoted to literary pursuits, producing an edition of Shakespeare (1743-4) among other works. 2) Sotheby's London, 2-3 April 1985. 3) Stuart Bennett (book-label to front pastedown). 4) From the estate of John Lawson (1932-2019). ESTC R21803; Grolier Wither to Prior I p. 132; Pforzheimer 129; Wing C565. This edition is noted for containing 'the first appearance of the three poems added, apparently at the last moment, at the end' (Pforzheimer). This copy is of the second issue, with Martin's name in the imprint.
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