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FLETCHER, PHINEAS. The Purple Island; or, The Isle of Man. Together with Piscatorie Eclogs and Other Poeticall Miscellanies. [14] (of [16]), 181, [3]; [4], 130, [2] pages, including blanks Z4 and [chi]1 and final leaf with verses by Francis Quarles; lacks the initial blank. 2 parts in one volume. 4to, modern panelled calf in period style; scattered minor spotting, small hole in F2 affecting several letters. Cambridge: Printers to the Universitie, 1633
first edition, ordinary-paper issue. The Purple Island was Fletcher''s chief work, "an elaborate allegorical description of the human body, with anatomical notes" (Osler). "The work covers three large areas of Man: the external, physical anatomy; the internal, moral-mental-spiritual anatomy; and the war of virtues and vices . . . The Purple Island is easily one of the most unusual poems in English" (DLB). Hayward 67; Krivatsy 4121; Osler 4810; Pforzheimer 376; STC 11082; Westwood & Satchell, page 95.
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