Juvenile Poems of Various Subjects. With the Prince of Parthia: A Tragedy by the late Mr. Thomas Godfrey, Jun. of Philadelphia. To which is Prefixed some Account of the Author and his Writings
by Godfrey, Thomas
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- first
- Condition
- Period style full calf, red morocco label to spine, spine and boards with gilt rules. Small paper repair to lower corner of titl
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About This Item
Alas, Godfrey did not live to see his play produced. He had passed away from yellow fever in 1763. However, in his short life he was friends with the likes of Benjamin Franklin, Francis Hopkinson and Benjamin West, all significant players in the founding of American arts. He was also the son of the inventor of the same name which possibly facilitated these relationships.
In addition to the text of the play, his poetry is collected here. Godfrey's poetry is considered to be the some of the best produced in the colony and its inclusion here adds to the significance of the volume. Furthermore, this work includes two pieces titled "Elegy, to the memory of Mr Thomas Godfrey" one by John Green, the other by Nathaniel Evans, who helped usher this volume into print. It is complete with the list of subscribers.
Rare. ABPC lists no copies at auction in the past 35 years. Evans 9983; Sabin 27658; Hughes p.38; Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 2129; Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 183; Hill, F.P. Amer. plays, 119; Stoddard, 176; Everett Emerson, American Literature, 1764-1789: The Revolutionary Years, pp 91-92
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 302329
- Title
- Juvenile Poems of Various Subjects. With the Prince of Parthia: A Tragedy by the late Mr. Thomas Godfrey, Jun. of Philadelphia. To which is Prefixed some Account of the Author and his Writings
- Author
- Godfrey, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Xxvi, [2], 223, [1] pp. 1 vols. Small 4to
- Book Condition
- Used - Period style full calf, red morocco label to spine, spine and boards with gilt rules. Small paper repair to lower corner of titl
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Printed by Henry Miller, in Second-Street
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1765
- Keywords
- American | Drama | Americana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Literature;
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