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TAYLOR, JOHN, the Water Poet. All the Workes. Numerous woodcut illustrations in text, chiefly imaginary portraits. [12] (of [14]), 148; [2], 343, [1]; 146 pages, including engraved additional title. Folio, 279x192 mm, contemporary sprinkled calf; marginal dampstaining on opening leaves, additional title soiled with crease in upper inner corner, occasional dampstaining and marginal soiling, scattered minor marginal repairs not affecting text, small rust hole in 2C3 and 2C5 not impairing legibility, faces of figures on pages 298-99 inked over, small stain through 3H4-3I4. London: J. B. for James Boler, 1630
first collected edition. "John Taylor the 'Water Poet,' a Thames waterman, was prompted by a facility for extemporaneous verse to venture into print in 1612. His ensuing career as a published poet spanned four decades and encompassed the genres of travel literature, parody, history, and satire . . . Taylor's poetry was directed to a broad cross section of the reading public, particularly reflecting topics of interest and concern to the London middle class. By eschewing conventional modes and topics, he distanced himself from poets of his time and drew from the native English satiric tradition" (ODNB). Alden 630/178 (for poems on American subjects); Pforzheimer 1006; STC 23725.
