A paraphrase upon the divine poems. By George Sandys.

A paraphrase upon the divine poems. By George Sandys.

Paraphrase upon the psalmes of David
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Paraphrase upon the Psalmes of David.

London : [Printed by John Legatt, sold] at the Bell in St. Pauls Church-yard [i.e. the shop of Andrew Hebb], M.DC.XXXVIII. [1638]

[22], 55, [13], 171, [1], 15, [3], 33, [1] p. : music ; (fol.)

In verse.

Colophon reads "London, printed by Iohn Legatt. 1637."; bookseller's name from STC.

Approbation at foot of leaf 2*4v: Summa Approbationis ... Datum Lamethae Novemb. 7. 1637. ... Guil. Bray.

Signatures: *⁶ 2*⁴ 3*1 A-G⁴ g⁶ H-2D⁴ 2E⁶, 2A*-2B*⁴, 3A⁶ 3B-3D⁴.

With a dedication to Charles I on title page verso. Variant 1: title page verso blank.

"A paraphrase upon the Psalmes of David. .. Set to new tunes .. by Henry Lawes ..", originally published in 1636, has separate pagination, and divisional title on (g)1r. "A paraphrase upon Ecclesiastes" (caption title) begins new pagination on (Aa*)1r. "A paraphrase upon the Lamentations of Ieremiah" has separate pagination, and divisional title on 3A1r. Variant 2: with the latter divisional title cancelled.

Variant 3: with two additional leaves of verses to the Queen of Bohemia.

Entered to A. Hebb 1 September 1637.

rpm 07/10/96
Signatures from DFo.

Bowers & Davis. Sandys, 4(a)
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 21725
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 852
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S116693

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 21725

Smedley. Variant 2. With a six-leaf manuscript bound at end, in an italic hand, with heading: "A Paraphrase vpon Salomons song. Dedicated to the Queene. But not sufferd to be printed."; manuscript corrections, B3r-v, and markings, 2A*3v-2B*3v; manuscript price (?) on colophon (3D4v): "vi s[hillings?]"; first 3 leaves stained; 2*4r-v, M3r-v stained, affecting text; Z2 creased, affecting text. Bound in half brown calf over marbled boards. Provenance: inscribed on A1r (trimmed at top edge): "[?] Jones"; W.T. Smedley copy, with his bookplate (motto: Forward)

STC 21725.2

HH184/34. Variant 1. Manuscript corrections, B3r-v; X4v stained, affecting text; 3A1 (divisional title) torn and backed. Bound in full green goatskin gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt; with red leather spine label: "164". Provenance: armorial bookplate of Henrietta Louisa (Jeffreys) Fermor, Countess of Pomfret (1700?-1761) (motto: Pob dawne o dduw), covers stamped in gilt with monogram "JL" (or "JHL", i.e. Henrietta Louisa Jeffreys?); armorial bookplate (back paste-down) of "Shelburne," i.e. William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737-1805) (motto: Virtute non verbis); Richard Heber copy (1773-1833; Heber sale part 4, 8 December 1834 [MS. note, front free endpaper]); bought by Leighton at Sotheby's sale of E.J. Stanley books, 7/16/08, no. 975; Harmsworth copy

STC 21725.3

HH184/35. Variant 3 (also Variant 2, with 3A1 cancelled). Manuscript corrections, B1r, B3r-v; numerous small stains throughout text; bibliographical notes to front free endpaper; undetermined bookseller's catalog entry for this copy on front paste-down. Bound in full calf gilt rebacked, with gilt wreath on covers and blind-tooled "GH"; all edges gilt; with red leather spine-label: "161". Provenance: binding with initials "GH"; anonymous armorial bookplate showing a griffin and motto "Probum non poenitet"; Sotheby sale of W.J. Leightonstock books, 16 May 1919; collated by F.S. Ferguson at Quaritch, 16 May 1919, and Quaritch sale, October 1919 (cat. 355:195); Harmsworth copy