Author: Christopher Harvey; Alexander B. Grosart [ed.]
Title: The Complete Poems of Christopher Harvey
Description: London, Printed for Private Circulation, 1874. Cloth. A scarce late nineteenth century edition of the poetry of seventeenth century poet Christopher Harvey. Limited to only one-hundred and six copies.Harvey, a Puritan clergyman, was the author of 'The Synagogue', a series of devotional poems appended anonymously to the 1640 edition of George Herbert's 'The Temple', and reprinted with most of its later editions.He was also a friend of Izaak Walton, and contributed commentary verses to Walton's 'The Compleat Angler&apos.Library numbers to spine tail, with no further library markings. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Spine label age toned, with minor loss to head. Library numbers to spine tail. Head of rear joint and tail of front joint strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Keywords: Christopher Harvey Fuller Worthies' Library The Synagogue Fuller Worthies' Library None


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