The Works of Michael Drayton. 3 Volumes.

This is a rare or used book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

Oxford: The Shakespeare Head Press 1931-1932. 8vo. Orig. blue cloth (lightly rubbed) with gilt on front covers and spines. Top edges gilt. Other edges uncut. Black and white frontispiece portraits. Previous owners book-plate and signature on front free endpapers. Slight toning and offsetting on front free endpapers otherwise a near fine set. NOTE: During the Elizabethan era Michael Drayton rose in prominence with his historical poetry.