Theatre.- Winstanley (William) The Lives of the most famous English Poets, or The Honour of Parnassus..., first edition, engraved frontispiece with bust of the author (chipped at inner- and fore-edge, once repaired at inner-edge but now loose along with front free endpaper), lacking final blank, 18th century ownership inscriptions to pastedowns, a1 repaired tear but no text loss, K4 loss to lower corner affecting catchword, few other small marginal defects, trimmed at head a couple times touching headline, some light foxing, lightly browned, contemporary sheep, rebacked, covers rather worn, lower cover detached, [Wing W3065], 8vo, H. Clark, for Samuel Manship, 1687.

⁂ Winstanley (c.1628 - 1698), English poet, compiler of biographies, royalist, and proud Essex man. The present work includes Shakespeare, Beaumont & Fletcher, Spenser, and Chaucer.