The Works of William Cowper: His Life, Letters, and Poems; Now First Completed by the Introduction of Cowper's Private Correspondence; edited by the Rev. T. S. Grimshawe

Cowper, William

Published by Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Co, Boston, 1860

About this Item

749 p., frontispiece, added engraved title page, and 5 leaves of engraved plates, all with tissue guards; 25 cm. Contemporary full calf with 6 spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled title in second compartment: Cowper's Complete Works. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments; double gilt-ruled border on each board, with gilt-rolled decoration on board edges and turn-ins. All page edges gilt. Decorated endpapers. Frontispiece is a portrait of Cowper engraved by A. H. Ritchie, based on art by Romney. Title vignette on added engraved title page, with title: The Life and Works of William Cowper. Scarce. In Very Good+ Condition: front joint sensitively repaired; ends of spine and corners rubbed, with minor loss at head of spine; frontispiece and added engraved title page are foxed; the 5 leaves of engraved plates have left faint shadows on facing pages of text; otherwise, clean and tight.

Seller Inventory # 006934

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Works of William Cowper: His Life, Letters, and Poems; Now First Completed by the Introduction of Cowper's Private Correspondence; edited by the Rev. T. S. Grimshawe
• Publisher: Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Co, Boston
• Publication Date: 1860
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good +
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • Poetry