Author: Cowper, William
Title: Poems, By William Cowper, Of The Inner Temple, Esq.
Description: printed for J Johnson & Co et al by S Hamilton, Weybridge Surrey, 1815, reprint. Half calf over marbled boards, G+. xii+480pp, engraved frontis, engraved title, letterpress title, both boards rubbed, edges likewise, a solid little volume. There are 22 publishers listed on the title page in total - F C and J Rivington; Law and Whittaker; Longman and Co; Cadell and Davies; Black, Parry, and Co; J Black; John Richardson; James Richardson; J Hatchard; Sherwood, Neely, and Jones; R Scholey; J Booker; Suttaby and Co; Sharp and Hailes; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; Gale and Fenner; T Hamilton; R Hunter; Cowie and Co; John Robinson; and Simpkin and Marshall; and for Robinson, Son, and Holdsworth, Leeds. Plates engraved by J. Scott after T. Uwins. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ An uncommon edition of Cowpers works. William Cowper [ 1731 - 1800 ] English poet who wrote about everyday life & the English countryside. Whilst the preface states that it is the 'Preface to the First Volume' the book is complete. The engraved title has the date 1814, whilst the letterpress title is dated 1815. Russell 109 / 112.

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