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The Works of William Cowper, Esq. Comprising his poems, correspondence, and translations. With a life of the author
by COWPER, William
- Used
- Condition
- Some foxing to preliminaries; very good.
- Seller
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Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London: Baldwin and Cradock, 1835-, 1837. Some foxing to preliminaries; very good.. 15 volumes, small octavo, each volume with engraved title and frontispiece, 11 portrait engravings,, in matching contemporary full polished calf, spines with raised bands, decorated in gilt, black and red morocco labels.
A first edition set of William Cowper's (1731-1800) complete works edited by Robert Southey, Poet Laureate, in an attractive binding.
'Cowper's admirable letters, of which several additions have been published, throw light on his simple, gentle, and humane personality. His poetry is notable as heralding a simpler and more natural style than the classical style of Pope and his inferior imitators' (OCEL).
The set includes engravings by W. Harvey.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hordern House Rare Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3804618
- Title
- The Works of William Cowper, Esq. Comprising his poems, correspondence, and translations. With a life of the author
- Author
- COWPER, William
- Book Condition
- Used - Some foxing to preliminaries; very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Baldwin and Cradock, 1835-
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Hordern House Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Surry Hills, New South Wales
About Hordern House Rare Books
Hordern House, founded by Anne McCormick and Derek McDonnell in 1985 and named for our original building in Sydney's Potts Point, is an internationally renowned dealership, specialising in rare books, manuscripts and paintings.Nowadays we conduct our business in the heart of Surry Hills, five minutes from the centre of Sydney. We occupy an entire floor of a converted warehouse where we have created a customised environment for our work and the display of rare books, manuscripts & paintings.Always reflected in our extensive stock of rare and select material is our specialization in voyages and travels (with a special interest in the Pacific & Australia), natural history and colour-plate material, paintings and voyage art, historical maps and manuscripts.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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