ASTROPHEL & STELLA. Edited by Mona Wilson.
by Sidney, Sir Philip
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The Nonesuch Press, London: 1931., 1931 pp. xxxviii, 193. Printed on Van Gelder paper. Deckle edges. 8vo. Original stiff boards with flower dust wraps. Original solander case, nicked at front. Original floral slip case. Limited Edition printed by The Kynoch Press. Number 582 of which 725 copies are for sale in England and 485 for sale in the United States by Random House. First printed in 1591, Astrophel and Stella is an English sonnet sequence containing 108 sonnets and 11 songs. The name derives from the two Greek words, 'aster' (star) and 'phil' (lover), and the Latin word 'stella' meaning star. Thus Astrophel is the star lover, and Stella is his star. Some have suggested that the love represented may be a literal one as Sidney evidently connects Astrophel to himself and Stella to Penelope Rich, the wife of a courtier, Robert Rich, 3rd Baronet. Payne. A very nice example. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W43 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.
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- THE FAMILY ALBUM (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- ASTROPHEL & STELLA. Edited by Mona Wilson.
- Author
- Sidney, Sir Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Nonesuch Press, London: 1931.
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- PRESS; TYPOGRAPHY; FINE PRINTING; BOOK ARTS; NONESUCH LIMITED EDITION; SIR PHILIP SIDNEY; ASTROPHEL & STELLA; ELIZABETHAN POETRY; POEMS; VERSE; SONNET S
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- POETRY; FINE PRESS;
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