Poems
By: by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orinda ; to which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace, tragedies ; with several other translations out of French
Contributors: Cotterell, Charles, Sir, -1701, editor; Faithorne, William, 1616-1691, printmaker; Macock, John, printer; Herringman, Henry, -1704, bookseller; Wilkinson, C. H. (Charles Henry); Badeley, J. F. (John Fanshawe), 1874-1951; Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684; Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684
Publisher: Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, at the sign of the Blew Anchor in the lower walk of the New Exchange
Published: 1667
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: English poetry
Other titles: Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orinda; Horace.; Pompey.
Work titles: Poems
Notes: Edited by Sir Charles Cotterel (Poliarchus).

Printer identified by ESTC as John Macock.

Frontispiece portrait lettered: Guil. Faithorne fe.

Signatures: pi1 A² a-g² B-4L² 4M1.

On leaf g2v: Imprimatur Aug. 20. 1667. Roger L'Estrange.

Poems in eulogy of the author by Abraham Cowley, Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery, and others: prelim. p. [10]-[29].

Pompey and Horace have separate dated title pages on 3E2r and 4A1r.

"Horace," left unfinished by Mrs. Philips, breaks off at the beginning of act iv, scene vi; this edition does not include the completion by Sir John Denham.

Divisional title page on leaf 2X1r: Translations. By K. Philips.

Some copies on large paper (32-33 cm), with no difference in gutter margins or text block measurement.

Title page vignettes.

Contemporary calf binding, rebacked using the original gilt spine as an overlay; in clamshell box.

Rare Book copy: Inscriptions on front flyleaf recto in various hands: Philip Gregorie, His Booke, 1668; Loving Annarilla; Mary Levett.

Rare Book copy: Excerpt of the poem "Old Man's Wish" by Walter Pope in manuscript on front flyleaf verso.

English short title catalogue, R19299

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), P2033

Wither-to-Prior, 669

Gift; Anonymous; 1912.

Rare Book copy: Binding: Full leather with gold tooling.