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Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips the matchless Orinda. To which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey Horace, tragedies. With several other translations out of French.

In verse. The words "Pompey Horace," are gathered by a right brace on title page. With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author (pi1v) signed: Guil-Faithorne fe. Printer's name from Wing CD. On leaf g2v: Imprimatur Aug. 20. 1667. Roger L'Estrange. Divisional title page on leaf 2[X]1r: Translations. By K. Philips. "Pompey. A tragedy" has separate pagination and dated title page; register is continuous. It contains added lyrics by Mrs. Philips. "Horace. A tragedy. Translated from Monsieur Corneille" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. Last leaf is blank. Microopaque contains only "Horace". Signatures: [pi]2 A2 a-g2 B-4M2; -[pi]1, 4M2 (blanks); dampstained, wormholed and inkstained throughout, slightly affecting text Cited in: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), P2033 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms International, 1977. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 748:28). Microopaque. New York, N.Y. : Readex, 1954. 1 microopaque ;23 x 15 cm. (Three centuries of drama. English, 1642-1700) (Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830). Also available in microfiche. Ownership and custodial history: MS. ink signatures on tp.: "Levinson", "Peter Beattie, Esq."; deposited by the RSC Binding Information: C19th? pasteboard boards (in poor condition) with marbled paper over a fabric covered spine UK-SuSCL