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Anonymous. Alcilia. Philoparthens Loving Folly. Whereunto is Added Pigmalions Image with the Love of Amos and Laura.
London: Printed [by Thomas Snodham & Thomas Creede] for Richard Hawkins.
A fragment of the first edition, consisting of eighteen leaves of fifty (lacking A1, A4, F1-F4, and all after K3), disbound, in custom cloth box, 7 x 5 1/4 in.
The Metamorphosis of Pigmalions Image attributed to John Marston. This erotic poem was suppressed and burned in 1599, in this copy the first thirty-three stanzas are present, along with the divisional title, argument, and prefatory poem, "To his Mistress." The Love of Amos and Laura is attributed to Samuel Page, most of the epigrams were contributed by Sir John Harington (1560-1612). Alcilia may have been penned by John Chalkhill or John Clapham, as its author is only identified by his first two initials on the title.
All editions are rare, with STC recording only three copies of this edition worldwide [British Library, Folger, and Huntington]; very rare at auction; STC 4275; ESTC S104856.
