First edition, rebound in quarter leather with marbled boards by Hilary Honess of Hayle, lacks titlepage, British Museum Sale Duplicate 1787 stamp to dedication page, A-A3 to the general reader, pp.22 containing the first 'Alexandrine Couplets' song, some v.small nibbles to the margins of the William Hole engraved map of Cornwall, light tide mark throughout, finger soiling to margins, charming head and tailpieces, vg, [M. Lownes, I. Browne, I. Helme, and I. Busbie, London, 1612]. Drayton's Poly-Olbion is a seminal work that transcends traditional boundaries of poetry, history, and geography. This being a copy of the first song with the increasingly scarce William Hole map of Cornwall featuring sea monsters, water nymphs, King Neptune etc.
First edition, rebound in quarter leather with marbled boards by Hilary Honess of Hayle, lacks titlepage, British Museum Sale Duplicate 1787 stamp to dedication page, A-A3 to the general reader, pp.22 containing the first 'Alexandrine Couplets' song, some v.small nibbles to the margins of the William Hole engraved map of Cornwall, light tide mark throughout, finger soiling to margins, charming head and tailpieces, vg, [M. Lownes, I. Browne, I. Helme, and I. Busbie, London, 1612]. Drayton's Poly-Olbion is a seminal work that transcends traditional boundaries of poetry, history, and geography. This being a copy of the first song with the increasingly scarce William Hole map of Cornwall featuring sea monsters, water nymphs, King Neptune etc.
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