A Book for a Shakespearean Library. NATURES EMBASSIE: Divine and Morall Satyres: Shepheards Tales, both parts: Omphale: Odes, or Philomels Tears, &c. BY R. BRATHWAITE. The "Shepheards Tales" are so graceful and melodious, and are so full of allusions to old customs, sports, and the actual details of the country life of the period-the England of the time. of Shakespeare-that it is very surprising that the whole book has not been reprinted before. "Philomels Tears" are among the most charming Odes of the period, and will be appreciated by all true lovers of old-fashioned poetry. Although the "Divine and Morall Satyres" of the above are like most others of the family-rather dull, they have been included to make the book perfect. The original has long been in great request with Collectors, and has grown to be very scarce and dear one of our foremost booksellers lately catalogued a copy without the very scarce first part of the "Shepheards Tales" at £10, and I believe it readily found a purchaser at that price. The present Reprint contains the whole of the various parts published under the general titles of "Natures Embassie," "Shepheards Tales," &c., and is a literal Reprint, all the peculiarities of spelling being carefully preserved. The amusing titlepage, and the old-style head and tail pieces, initial letters, &c., have all been facsimiled or imitated. Four hundred copies only on Small Paper at 10s. 6d., 50 on Large Paper at 1 Guinea, and 10 on Whatman's Drawing Paper at 2 Guineas. Every copy numbered and signed. "Mr. Roberts has expended on the book all the wealth of his experienced taste; and type, paper, and binding are all most winning."-Academy. "There is a pleasant flavour of the old times in this volume, and much opportunity of adding to a dictionary of quotations. The whole is creditable in the highest degree to Mr. Roberts."-Notes and Queries. ROBERT ROBERTS, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE. |