Poems.

N[ahum] Tate. (c.1652-1715)

Published by T. M. for Benj[amin] Tooke, London, 1677

About this Item

[16], 133, [3] pp. lacking A1, license. Hardcover, bound in later gilt-tooled full polished calf by Wallis, all edges gilt, recased. The occasional blemish, prior owner stamp on recto of leaf R2. A poet, playwright, and translator, after the death of Thomas Shadwell in 1692 Tate was appointed to the poet laureateship, a position which he held for life. This, his first book, collects sixty-nine short pieces, including love lyrics, melancholy Flatmanesque reflections, and one poem ('On the Present Corrupted State of Poetry') which provides early evidence of his pious tendencies.

Seller Inventory # M20-Of-C3-R16

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poems.
• Publisher: T. M. for Benj[amin] Tooke, London
• Publication Date: 1677
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry