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Awnsham and John Churchill At the Black Swan London,. Good+. 1695. Second Edition. Hardcover. Rebacked with raised bands retaining original boards, new endpapers, last 2-3 pages have some loss slightly effecting the edge of the text, the four index pages have loss to the corner of the page which does effect the text, second edition corrected to which is added an Index explaining names, countries, cities and rivers. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 296 pages .
Prince Arthur. An Heroick Poem. In Ten Books by Blackmore, Richard - 1714
by Blackmore, Richard
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Prince Arthur. An Heroick Poem. In Ten Books
by Blackmore, Richard
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London: Printed for J. Tonson at Shakespear's-Head, over against Catherine-Street in the Strand, 1714. Hardcover. Very good. The fourth edition, revised, to which is added an Index explaining the names of countries, cities, rivers, &c. (24),341,(15)pp followed by 4pp publisher's catalogue. Bound to style in full calf tooled in a Cambridge design. Spine in five compartments with raised bands; red leather lettering label, gilt. Marbled endpapers. The title page is in the first state (no priority) without mention of Knapton and the other printers. Text block lightly age-toned, with occasional light foxing, else this is a very good copy in a fine binding. 'Prince Arthur' is one of the earliest of the Arthurian revivals. During the Commonwealth and thereafter stories of Kings and Queens were out of vogue. Even Malory's opus went unprinted for nearly 200 years, from 1634 until 1816. This edition of Prince Arthur is the fourth and last, and the first in small format. First published in 1695, it was instantly popular, and went through three editions by 1696. See Lowndes 211. ESTC T74304.
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Prince Arthur. an Heroick Poem. in Ten Books
by Richard Blackmore
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Prince Arthur. An Heroick poem. In Ten Books
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1695 Prince Arthur by Blackmore King Arthur FOLIO Glorious Revolution William IIISir Richard Blackmore, M.D. was a 17th-century English poet who is responsible for a 1695 epic entitled 'Prince Arthur'. This story was Blackmore's retelling of the Glorious Revolution and a celebration of the life and reign of William III. While it tells the tale of the famous King Arthur, whom William III adored, and his defense against the Saxons, it also was greatly influenced by Geoffrey of Monmouth and his 'History of Britain'.
This incredible 1695 edition is the first edition to be published with an index, something the first printing lacked. An impressive folio!
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BLACKMORE, Richard
Prince Arthur. An Heroick poem. In Ten Books
London: Printed for Awnsham and John Churchil at the black Swan in Pater-Noster-Row, MDCXCV. [1695]
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Collation: Complete with all pages
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References: Wing B 3081; Lowndes 211
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Prince Arthur. An Heroick Poem. In ten books; [bound with] King Arthur. An heroick poem in twelve books.
by Blackmore, Richard
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London: Printed for Awnsham and John Churchil; [ditto] and Jacob Tonson, 1696; 1697. 1696; 1697. Third edition; first edition. 2 works bound as 1. Folio, pp. [xx], 296, [iv]; [ii], xvii, [i], 343, [ix]. Publisher's catalogue at end of Preface (i.e. p.xx), index at the end of each work. Intermittent damp-staining toward gutter especially to the second work, occasional light foxing, a few faint smudgy marks. Contemporary brown calf, raised bands with recent red Morocco gilt spine label added, blind-tooled borders and frames to boards, edges faintly sprinkled red, endpapers renewed. Spine repaired at head and tail, joints split but cords holding firm, scuffs and scrapes, edges worn, corners frayed, still a good, sound copy. To the title-page, inscriptions of Ed. Southcott and Charles (D?) Sharpe both in old hands. Third edition of Prince Arthur, Richard Blackmore's celebration of William III in the form of an epic based on The Aeneid and using historical material from Geoffrey of Monmouth.…
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Prince Arthur. An Heroick Poem in Ten Books
by Blackmore, Richard
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London: Awnsham and John Churchil, 1695. Book. Very Good. Full Contemporary Calf. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. pp. (xx), preface, pubs. list & errata, 296, (4) index. Index's presence is not problematic as it is printed on different stock & the last page of the poem's text has no catchword. All edges speckled. Full inlaid paneled calf ruled & stamped in blind with 2nd spine compartment titled & decorated in gilt. Both boards splitting at head & tail of spine to 1st & 5th raised bands respectively; inner hinges intact & text bright & clean. [Wing B3080].
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