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The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper
by William Cowper
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Gall and Inglis, c1850. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A lavishly illustrated poetical anthology from prolific poet William Cowper. "With Life, and Critical Notice of His Writings." Adorned with several beautifully engraved plates, a frontispiece and vignette to the title page. All with their original tissue guards. Rebound in a decorative morocco binding with gilt detailing. Externally, sound, with some light rubbing- particularly to the spine. Light straining to the front hinge. Internally, firmly bound and lightly age toned. Some instances of faint foxing, and neat copperplate ink inscriptions to the endpapers. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH17-C-17
- Title
- The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper
- Author
- William Cowper
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gall and Inglis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1850
- Size
- 6.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Poetry Cowper Poetry Cowper
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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