[Juvenilia. . A collection of those poemes heretofore imprinted, and written by G. Wither.].
George Wither (1588 - 1667)
Category
Books
Date
1633
Materials
Measurements
139 x 86 x 30 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074627
Summary
Bibliographic description
[50],484,[226+]p. . 12mo.. Imperfect: wanting title page and all before p. 447; remaining pages include "Fidelia", "A metricall paraphrase upon the Creede", "Wither's motto", "Faire-virtue, the mistresse of Phil'arete", and "A miscelany of epigrams, sonnets, epitaphs, & such other verses".. Provenance: manuscript on front pastedown: "Simon Bacchus booke 1684"; manuscript on front fly-leaf: "George Willson 17[]8".. Binding: Contemporary sheepskin binding, with double blind fillet border; board edges have blind dotted roll decoration.
Makers and roles
George Wither (1588 - 1667)