Author: John Dryden
Title: Annus Mirabilis the Year of Wonders 1666
Description: Oxford, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1927. Hardback. A smart limited edition facsimile reprint of the first edition of Dryden's poem on the year of miracles in London, 1666. Limited to seven hundred and fifty copies printed on linen-rag paper at the Clarendon Press Oxford, England. Scarce. Type-facsimile reprint of the first edition from 1667. A poem commemorating 1665 to 1666, here recognised as the "year of miracles" of London, observing the many great tragedies of the time, including the Great Fire of London. Written by John Dryden, an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light bumping and sunning to the extremities. The odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: Annus Mirabilis Year Wonders Mirabilis Dryden None


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