The Nightingale Warbling Forth Her Owne Disaster; or, the Rape of Philomela. Newly written in English verse

by Parker, Martin

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London: Printed by G[eorge] P[urslowe] for William Cooke, and are to be sold at his shop neere Furnevals Inne gate in Holbourne [but printed by J. Moyes, privately printed}, 1820. One of 27 copies reprinted from the only known copy of the edition of 1632. [16], 25 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Marbled boards and calf with wear, some light foxing. One of 27 copies reprinted from the only known copy of the edition of 1632. [16], 25 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. EXTREMELY RARE 1820 reprint of of a work by the King of 17th-century balladeers, reprinted from the then only known* "Strettel" copy (now at the Huntington), and inscribed by the famous book collector on the title page to Mr. R.H. Evans. Robert Harding Evans (1778-1857) was the bookseller and auctioneer of several aristocratic libraries, including that of the 3rd Duke of Roxburghe Library, out of his shop in Pall Mall. He was also the editor of his father Thomas Evans' important compilation, OLD BALLADS (1810). "Martin Parker (fl. 24-1638; d. ?1654) was the most renowned black-letter ballad writer of the seventeenth century... [his] most erudite work was The nightingale warbling forth her own disaster, or the rape of Philomela (1632), which claimed to be a 'translation' from Ovid ... (McShane). STC (2nd ed.) 19260 (1632 ed.) ESTC S110227; McShane, Angela. "Parker, Martin." The Encyclopedia of English Renaissance Literature (Blackwell Publishing, 2012); Martin, Privately Printed, p. 540

• Publisher: Printed by G[eorge] P[urslowe] for William Cooke, and are to be sold at his shop neere Furnevals Inne gate in Holbourne [but pri
• Year: 1820
• Edition: One of 27 copies reprinted from the only known copy of the editi
• Printing: later
• Binding: unknown

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