English Madrigals in the Time of Shakespeare.
Stock Code 112597
London, J.M. Dent & Co., [1899].
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A charming selection of English lyrical poems from the time of Shakespeare, bound in publisher's vellum gilt. With examples from some of the most famous composers of the English Renaissance, including William Byrd, John Dowland, John Milton (d.1646, father to the author of Paradise Lost), and John Taverner.
First edition, first impression; small 8vo (15.5 x 10.5 cm); engraved frontispiece, title printed in red and black, woodcut head and tailpieces; publisher's vellum, spine and upper cover lettered in gilt within pointillé frame of meandering vines, yapp edges, top-edge gilt, others uncut, lacking silk ties, vellum a little soiled, otherwise a very pleasing example; xi, [1], 279, [1]pp.
First edition, first impression; small 8vo (15.5 x 10.5 cm); engraved frontispiece, title printed in red and black, woodcut head and tailpieces; publisher's vellum, spine and upper cover lettered in gilt within pointillé frame of meandering vines, yapp edges, top-edge gilt, others uncut, lacking silk ties, vellum a little soiled, otherwise a very pleasing example; xi, [1], 279, [1]pp.
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