955J Katherine Philips 1631-1664

Poems By the most deservedly Admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, The Matchless Orinda. To which is added Monsieur Corneilles Pompey & Horace,} Tragedies. With several other Translations out of French.

London: Printed by T.N. for Henry Herringman , 1678     $3,750     

An open book displaying the title page of 'Poems by the most deservedly Admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, The Matchless Orinda,' featuring an engraved portrait of Katherine Philips on the left.
An old, worn book with a brown leather cover, displaying a vintage appearance and visible signs of aging.

                           

Folio 26.5 x 17cm.  Fourth edition. (portrait 17x 9.8cm. mounted of Mrs Catherin Philips it is a bust of Katherine Phillips, on a pedestal within a niche; copy after an engraving by William Faithorne; used to illustrate the 1667 edition of Philips’s poems. Engraving Britis Museum # P,4.202 [Not the usual ‘ORINDA‘ by Faithorne ). Signatures: [ ]2, A4, a-Z4, Aa-Tt4, Uu2. (five printed words on the margin of leaf 62 excised because of a stain I suspect missing abut 3 words see image below) This copy is bound in full contemporary calf.

“The daughter of a London merchant, Katherine Fowler [her maiden name] was probably the first English woman poet to have her work published. She married a gentleman of substance from Cardigan, James Philips, and seems to have moved effortlessly into the literary circle adorned by Vaughan, Cowley, and Jeremy Taylor. She was best known by her pseudonym ‘Orinda’ and the name appears on the collection of her Letters, which give a useful picture of the early seventeenth-century literary world. Her translation of Corneille’s ‘Pompee’ was performed in Dublin in 1663 and a collection of her verses was published posthumously in 1664.” (Cambridge Guide to English Literature)

An open book displaying pages of a 1678 edition of 'Pompey: A Tragedy' with text and decorative elements.

 Wing P-2035, ESTC No.R19270. Bibliographic references for the Portrait.
O’Donoghue 1908-25 / Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (3)
Parkinson 2013 / A little gay history. Desire and diversity across the world (pp 13-14)

https://datb.cerl.org/estc/R19270

Also see : https://mypoeticside.com/poets/katherine-philips-poems

A scanned page of an old text, with visible wear and stains, featuring a dialogue between characters named Caesar and Cleopatra discussing themes of love, grief, and ambition.
An old, yellowed page of handwritten text from a play, featuring lines of dialogue attributed to characters such as Cleopatra and references to themes of honor, love, and sacrifice.
An open vintage book with yellowed pages, featuring text about Robert Gathorne-Hardy, including a printed label with his name and decorative details. Handwritten inscriptions and signatures are visible on the pages.

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