The purple island : a poem / by Phineas Fletcher ; with the critical remarks of the late Henry Headley, and a biographical sketch by William Jaques.

  • Fletcher, Phineas, 1582-1650.
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1816
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The purple island : a poem / by Phineas Fletcher ; with the critical remarks of the late Henry Headley, and a biographical sketch by William Jaques. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London : Printed for Burton and Briggs; Hatchard, bookseller to the Queen; and S. Hamilton, 1816.

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xiv, 190 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm (8vo)

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An allegorical poem describing the human body
First published 1633, under title: The purple island, or, The isle of man
Henry Headley's critical remarks are extracted from his Select beauties of ancient English poetry, published 1787. Cf. DNB
Publishers' advertisements: final leaf
"Jaques, printer ... Soho"--t.p. verso.
Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Deighton Bell Note: Binding: Contemp. black half calf

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