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London, at the Sign of the Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange.: Henry Herringman, 1663. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG+, 1st ed, 1663, 2 pls with the Dryden & Howard poems. In 19c half calf over red marbled boards, edges rubbed. Worn spine, gilt title. Internally, imprimatur leaf, rubricated title, [16], [1], 2-64 pp, 2 plates (folding), woodcut initials & headpieces, rust hole at H2 (not affecting text), occasional light foxing & soiling. Accompanied by 5 loosely inserted woodcut & engraved views of Stonhenge. A second edition was published in 1725. (Folio, 183*142 mm). This work is a reply to Inigo Jones's "The Most Notable Antiquity of Great Britain", which argued that Stonehenge had been built by the Romans. The main text is preceded by two poems addressed to Charleton by Robert Howard and John Dryden respectively. The poem by Dryden is the first printing of his poem, "To my Honour'd… Leer más