DRYDEN, John (1631-1700). Of Dramatick Poesie, an Essay. London: H. Herringman, 1668. 4° (185 x 134mm). (Headlines cropped, stained and spotted). 19th-century half cloth. Provenance: PRESENTATION COPY inscribed on title 'the gift of the author' - John Brand, Lincoln College, Oxford, 1772 (inscription on title) -- From the Library of John Jackson (1793-1875) of Academy Place, Warrington (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Wing D2327; Macdonald 127a; Pforzheimer 335 'This essay, whatever one may think of its doctrine, will always remain a landmark in the history of English literary criticism as also of English prose development'.