Author: William Cowper; William Michael Rossetti (Ed)
Title: The Poetical Works of William Cowper
Description: London, E Moxon, Son, & Co. [1872]. Leather. An illustrated collection of poetical works by William Cowper bound in full calf. Bound in full calf with gilt lettering and decorations to the spine and marbled end papers.Illustrated by Thomas Seccombe with a frontispiece, headpieces and tailpieces and 7 plates. Collated complete.Edited by William Michael Rossetti with a critical memoir.This work contains a collection of poems by William Cowper. Cowper was one of the most popular English poets of his time and a Anglican hymnwriter. Cowper liked to write about every day life and the English countryside, which in the 18th-century was quite unique and changed the direction of poetry.Undated. Dated by a copy held at the British Library. In full calf. Externally very smart with light marks to the boards and slight bumping to the extremities resulting in rubbing. Minor rubbing to the spine and joints. Internally firmly bound with bright pages. Generally clean with the odd spot and light tide marks to the extremities heavier to the front and minor offsetting to the verso of the engraved title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Thomas Seccombe. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Illustrated Poetry William Cowper Poetry Thomas Seccombe
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Title: The Poetical Works of William Cowper
Description: London, E Moxon, Son, & Co. [1872]. Leather. An illustrated collection of poetical works by William Cowper bound in full calf. Bound in full calf with gilt lettering and decorations to the spine and marbled end papers.Illustrated by Thomas Seccombe with a frontispiece, headpieces and tailpieces and 7 plates. Collated complete.Edited by William Michael Rossetti with a critical memoir.This work contains a collection of poems by William Cowper. Cowper was one of the most popular English poets of his time and a Anglican hymnwriter. Cowper liked to write about every day life and the English countryside, which in the 18th-century was quite unique and changed the direction of poetry.Undated. Dated by a copy held at the British Library. In full calf. Externally very smart with light marks to the boards and slight bumping to the extremities resulting in rubbing. Minor rubbing to the spine and joints. Internally firmly bound with bright pages. Generally clean with the odd spot and light tide marks to the extremities heavier to the front and minor offsetting to the verso of the engraved title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Thomas Seccombe. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Illustrated Poetry William Cowper Poetry Thomas Seccombe
Price: GBP 95.00 = appr. US$ 135.66 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 874Z23
- Book number: 874Z23
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