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DRYDEN (JOHN)
Of Dramatick Poesie, an Essay, FIRST EDITION, Henry Herringman, 1668

25 March 2015, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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DRYDEN (JOHN)

Of Dramatick Poesie, an Essay, FIRST EDITION, light soiling to title, corner of leaf I4 torn away with minor loss to pagination numeral, blue crushed morocco gilt by Riviere, g.e. [Wing D2327; MacDonald 127a; Pforzheimer 335], small 4to (213 x 148mm.), Henry Herringman, 1668

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"This essay, whatever one may think of its doctrine, will always remain a landmark in the history of English literary criticism as also of English prose development" (Pforzheimer).

Provenance: James?, or Samuel Stillingfleet, early ownership inscription on title; John Drinkwater (1882-1937, poet), ownership inscription dated 1920; Marion C. Walker, bookplate.

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