An Anatomie of the World, John Donne

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An Anatomie of the World, John Donne

Name: An Anatomie of the World, John Donne
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5879 L
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Publication: Shaftesbury, The High House Press, 1929.

Formatting: Small 4to, pp. 32.

Condition Report: Near Fine. A remarkably well-preserved example, tightly bound in its original striking combed marbled boards with a neat quarter black cloth spine. The boards remain vibrant and clean, exhibiting only the faintest trace of rubbing to the extreme lower edges. The printed paper spine label is entirely intact with only very slight age-toning. Internally, the binding is square and firm. The pages are exceptionally crisp, bright, and completely free from foxing or browning, retaining a fresh, unread quality that is most unusual for a private press volume of this vintage.

Catalogue Note: A handsome and scarce private press production, this edition was strictly limited to just 170 copies. The text is meticulously modelled on the 1621 printing by A. Mathewes, intentionally retaining the original typographical idiosyncrasies and punctuation to preserve the historical integrity of Donne’s verse, whilst sensibly substituting the long 's' for modern readability.

The volume is notably distinguished by its vibrant combed marbled boards, a hallmark of thoughtful early twentieth-century artisanal bookmaking.

The High House Press, operated in Shaftesbury, was celebrated for its small-batch, hand-printed editions, making surviving copies in such crisp condition particularly desirable to collectors of both Metaphysical poetry and fine press movements.

An Anatomie of the World was originally penned by the great metaphysical poet John Donne to commemorate the untimely death of fifteen-year-old Elizabeth Drury, the daughter of his patron. Expanding beyond a simple elegy, Donne uses the girl's passing as a lens to examine the decay and frailty of the entire world, creating a masterful meditation on mortality, corruption, and the shifting cosmic order of the early seventeenth century.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: John Donne

Book Publisher: The High House Press

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Antiquarian

Genre: Poetry

Book edition:

Signed: No

Book Pages: 32

Book Publication Year: 1929

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover, Quarter Cloth

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Shaftesbury, United Kingdom

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