The second part of Mr. Waller's poems· : Containing, his alteration of the Maids tragedy, and whatever of his is yet unprinted: together with some other poems, speeches, &c. that were printed severally, and never put into the first collection of his poems.

The second part of Mr. Waller's poems· : Containing, his alteration of the Maids tragedy, and whatever of his is yet unprinted: together with some other poems, speeches, &c. that were printed severally, and never put into the first collection of his poems.

London : Printed for Tho. Bennet, at the Half-Moon in St. Pauls Church-yard, MDCXC. [1690]

[24], 108, [4] p. ; (8vo)

An unauthorized edition, edited by Francis Atterbury, which is condemned in the prefatory note to Waller's "The maid's tragedy altered", 1690 (Wing W502).

Imprimatur on verso of title page: Licensed, Sept. 26. 1689.

"The maid's tragedy altered" is only a fragment, probably intended by Waller to form a new Act V, transforming Beaumont and Fletcher's tragedy into a comedy.

With penultimate advertisement leaf; last leaf is blank.

Verify presence of portrait. The British Library is supposed to have a copy containing one.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), W521
Woodward and McManaway, 1273
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 1037
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R9748

Great Britain -- England -- London.

W521

10/3/38. (Disbound.) After sig. F7 is bound a leaf with a poem "To His Majesty ...", sig. [X]2 of Waller's Poems, 1686. Lacking blank