Author: William Cowper; John Bruce
Title: The Poetical Works of William Cowper
Description: London, George Bell & Sons, 1895-96. Leather. A smart complete set of the poetical works of William Cowper, with a memoir of the author from John Bruce. Complete in three volumes. Reprinted from stereotype plates. With portrait frontispiece to volume one. A collection of the poetical works of Anglican hymnwriter and poet, William Cowper, considered one of the most popular poets of his time. Cowper is considered to have developed early Romantic poetry by writing about everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. With notes and a memoir of the author by John Bruce, a British scholar. Previously held in the library of Sir Malcolm Donald MacEacharn, a British-born Australian shipping magnate in the early twentieth century. He was appointed the Mayor of Melbourne from 1897 to 1900 and successfully stood for the Division of Melbourne at the inaugural federal election, held in 1901. Bound in half red calf with red cloth boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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