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Poeticall blossomes.

Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667, author.; Dobell, Percy John, 1871-1956, former owner.; Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.; Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner.; Lefferts, Marshall C. (Marshall Clifford), 1848-1928, former owner.; Huth Library, former owner.
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Title
Poeticall blossomes.
Edition
The second edition enlarged by the author.
Created/published
London : Printed by E[lizabeth] P[urslowe] for Henry Seile, and are to bee sold at his shop at the signe of the Tygers-head in S. Pauls Church-yard, 1636.
Description
[96] p. : port. (engraving) ; (8vo)
Associated name
Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667, author.
Dobell, Percy John, 1871-1956, former owner.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner.
Lefferts, Marshall C. (Marshall Clifford), 1848-1928, former owner.
Huth Library, former owner.
Note
Dedication signed: Abraham Cowley.

Printer's name from STC.

Signatures: A-F⁸.

"The tragicall history of Piramus and Thisbe" and "Sylva or Divers copies of verses" each have separate dated title page; register is continuous.
ESTC staff note
A1 = port.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 5907
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S108971
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
STC 5907 copy 1
Folger-specific note
HH62/1. Brown sheep binding in green case signed by Riviere & Son. Provenance: inscription: "Olive Derham 1636"; bookplates of E.M. Cox and Huth; Heber - Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 5907 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs78. Old brown calf binding, with paper label on spine. Manuscript notes. Provenance: inscriptions: "Edward Wopple" (?) and "Hugo Carolus Hare me tenet."; bookplate of Marshall Clifford Lefferts; bought by Folger at Lefferts sale, 21-24 April 1902:286
Call number
STC 5907 copy 3
Folger-specific note
cs314. Manuscript notes. -Port. Provenance: inscription and bookplate of Edward Mangin; bought by Folger in 1905 from Dobell Catalogue 128:193