Author: Michael Drayton
Title: Poems
Description: London, William Stansby for John Smethwicke, 1616. Hardback. An early edition of Michael Drayton's poetry, a selection of his best known works written during the Elizabethan and Stuart eras. An early edition of this work.ESTC citation number S109894.An early collection of the poetry of Michael Drayton, published a couple of decades into his career. Containing 'The Barons Warres', 'Englans Heroicall Epistles', 'The Legend of Matilda', and more.This is an important collection of Drayton's poetry, as it was published when he was trying to gain popularity in the new court of James I. On James' accession Drayton addressed a poem to the King, however it was ridiculed and he was rejected from the court. Drayton dedicated this edition to Sir Walter Aston, an English courtier and diplomat, a patron of Drayton. In this edition Drayton edited his 'Idea', taking out the passages that attacked Selena, who was a portrayal of Lucy the Countess of Bedford, and eliminating the dedications to the Countess of Bedford.Drayton was very popular in the Elizabethan era, who published his first book, 'The Harmony of the Church', in 1590. Most of the copies of 'The Harmony of the Church' were seized by the Archbishop of Canterbury to destroy. Rebound in paper covered boards. Externally, with a crack to the rear joint. Boards and spine are lightly discoloured with some light marks. A couple of chips to the spine label. Prior owner's pencil inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some odd spots. Pages 97 to 112 and 125 to 160 with a faint tidemark to the head. Some of the last one-hundred and nineteen pages are a little closely cropped to the head, affecting the running title only to a few pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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