first edition Hardcover
1933 · Cambridge
by Rollins, Hyder Edward (Editor)
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Two photographic facsimiles. First edition thus. Brittons Bowre of Delights is one of the most interesting poetical miscellanies of the Elizabethan period and one of the rarest books in the English language. In addition to an excellent introduction, notes, and indices, this work includes a complete facsimile of the 1591 first edition in the collection of The Huntington Library, the only known copy. Original brown cloth binding, with decorative blind stamping and gilt titles. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with some occasional light edgewear; otherwise a near fine copy.
(Inventory #: 55999)