A morall poem, intituled the Legend of Cupid and Psyche. Or Cupid and his mistris As it was lately presented to the Prince Elector. Written by Shackerley Marmion, Gent.

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In verse. The "c" in "Psyche" on the title page may be a broken "e". Signatures: A-L⁴ M² (-M2). With an additional engraved title page: Cupid and Psiche. or an epick poem of Cupid, and his mistress .. London. Printed by Iohn Okes, for H: Sheppard. 1638·. The preliminary leaf containing verses to the author comes in two states, signed "A3" or "A4"; one of them is a probably cancel. Quire I also comes in two states, one signed normally, the other with I1,3 signed K1,3. Running title reads: Cupid and Psyche. A reissue of the 1637 edition, with engraved title-page date altered. Identified as STC 17444 on UMI microfilm reel 1073. Reproductions of the originals in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery and the British Library. Appears at reel 1073 (Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery copy) and at reel 1210 (British Library copy).