The Poems of John Donne, Volume 2 (of 2)

Volume 1 — POEMS,

Reading edition

By J. D.

WITH

ELEGIES

THE AUTHORS

DEATH.

Illustration from The Poems of John Donne, Volume 2 (of 2) Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous Manuscripts

LONDON.

Printed by M. F. for Iohn Marriot, and are to be sold at his Shop in S^t Dunstans Church-yard in Fleet-street. 1649.

Title Page

What happened seems to have been this. The younger Donne intervened before the edition was issued, and either by authority or agreement took it over. Marriot remained the publisher. The title-page which in 1649 was identical with that of 1635-39, except for the change of date and the 'W' in 'WITH', now appeared as follows: