John Taylor — A Dog of War

London, Frederick Etchells and Hugh Macdonald, 1927. Cloth. A limited edition copy of this illustrated poetical work, complete in the uncommon unclipped dustwrapper. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. Limited edition of three hundred and seventy five copies. This copy is out of series. Illustrated throughout with hand coloured wood engravings by Hester Sainsbury. The first thus. First published in 1628. The self titled 'Water Poet' John Taylor was a prolific English poet, with over one hundred and fifty publications in his lifetime. Taylor is said to be the first poet to reference the deaths of William Shakespeare and Francis Beaumont. In the original quarter cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally in excellent condition with slight shelf wear to the extremities. Slight fading to the spine. Offsetting to endpapers. Dustwrapper is very smart with slight chipping and the occasional closed tear to the extremities. Sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. The occasional page remains uncut. Near Fine . Ill.: Hester Sainsbury. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.