William Cowper, Signed (10 results)

Softcover. Condition: Wie neu. Ohne Schutzumschlag. 1. Auflage. 91 pages. Widmung des Verfassers.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A fine, fresh, as-new black "leather" grain HB in flawless grey d/j w/ black lettering. Inscribed and signed to a past president of the Texas State Historical Assn. There will be 100's of books from this collection coming to Abebooks soon. Set up a permanent want using the keyword LCLBX. Language: eng. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: Good. New and revised edition. 8vo. 547 pp., b&w frontis. port. Very good in red cloth, in a good, edge worn dust jacket. Signed by author within.

xv+428pp. 8vo. Original cloth, some minor marks. Contents page xv loose. Portrait frontis and fold out map at rear. A very good copy. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the editor.

Hard Cover. First Edition, First printing. Inscribed by editor Charles Ryskamp on front endpaper! FINE IN NEAR-FINE DUST JACKET WITH SLIGHTLY SUNNED SPINE. Uncommon true first printing, especially signed.

Condition: Good. Folio. 11" x 17 5/8". Two Unbound Pages: Facsimile Of Manuscript With Deckled Edges, and Transcription With Commentary, Very Good with upper right corner detached on comment page, some creasing. Page reproduced & transcribed is last of four. From the Autograph Edition-de-Luxe, Numbered 36, signed by Oliver H. Leigh, Editorial Director.

Condition: Good. REPRINT. 12mo. 67-70 pp., Very Good, Folded Page, with small tear, creasing. Signed dedication by author on cover.

Folio, pp. [iv], 8; complete with half title; an exceptionally fine copy, in the original marbled wrappers (foredge of lower wrapper short, apparently originally in this state). Sole edition, and a presentation copy from Philips, inscribed on the half-title by an unidentified recipient, 'Sent me by the Author'. This elegy is the last of Philips's political tributes. William Cowper, Earl Cowper, had served with distinction as Lord Chancellor, and was one of the most widely admired politicians of his day. Both Chesterfield and Pope thought highly of his abilities as an orator. 'Beyond argument he was an upright man, with a sense of responsibility for the good of the state that transcended party allegiance or personal advantage' (ODNB). A lovely copy of an uncommon poem. Foxon P210.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The Globe Edition. A nine line original handwrtten poem signed by Cowper laid in. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).

8vo. pp.xxiv + 695 and engraved plates by John Gilbert with tissue guards. Full red morocco, a.e.g. An Association Copy. This is a presentation copy from 1864. "Surry Hills Mutual Improvement Society. Presented to Walter Newman by Thomas Cowlishaw. An expression of satisfaction for improvement in Grammar and Arithmetic. 17th February 1864." Thomas Cowlishaw and his wife arrived in Sydney on the Henri Porcher in July 1833. In 1842, Thomas Cowlishaw, a ratepayer and builder of Liverpool Street, had a five-room house for rent in Hutchinson Street, Surry Hills. By 1859, he was an architect at 23 Hutchinson Street. In 1863, he was living at Chadson Villa, Old South Head Road, Paddington. On 8 February 1844, Cowlishaw was elected treasurer of the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts. For 17 years, he held the office of Lands Valuer for the Works Department. Cowlishaw was at the first meeting of the Society for the Relief of Destitute Children, chaired by George Allen in 1832. A founder of the Destitute Children's Asylum at Randwick, he remained on the Board of Directors until his death. He became a devoted and active member of the Wesleyan Church and was superintendent of the Bourke Street Sunday School.