Copies, c.1640, of seventy-four poems by Edmund Waller, as contained in the short issue of Workes (London, 1645, printed for Thomas Walkley), with the exception of (fol. 21v) 'From a child', subscribed 'R. Waller'. At fol. 1 is an address to Queen Henrietta Maria, not found in the early editions, but printed by George Thorn-Drury in Poems of Edmund Waller (London, 1893). Verse in Crum.
Dates
- c. 1640
Extent
76 Leaves
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don. d. 55, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Don. d. 55
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16933
Overview
Copies, c. 1640, of seventy-four poems by Edmund Waller
Biographical / Historical
Edmund Waller (1606–1687), was an English poet and politician.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Owned by Gentilles Colte, c.1665 (see fol. 76v); Th. Whitfeld, 18 Sept. 1764, 'bt. at Woodcotes Sale'; Phillipps MS. 7004; Sotheby's, 24 April 1911, lot 844.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from P. J. and A. E. Dobell and given by the Friends of the Bodleian, 1936.
Physical Facet
vellum binding, gilt
- Title
- Copies, c. 1640, of seventy-four poems by Edmund Waller
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk