Poems, the early productions of William Cowper; now first published from the originals in the possession of James Croft. With anecdotes of the poet. Collected from letters of Lady Hesketh, written during her residence at Olney

Cowper, William

Published by Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, London, 1825

About this Item

First edition, 12mo, pp. viii, 75, [1]; original brown paper-covered boards, printed paper label on spine; spine toned and rubbed, text clean, two contemporary newspaper clippings on Cowper tipped onto the front free endpaper, two pages with corrections in pencil, very good. This collection of poems came to the editor, James Croft, from Cowper's cousin, Lady Hesketh. She and Cowper had a brief romance, but were thwarted by Hesketh's father. The poems he sent her were sent by her to a friend for safeguarding, and then were sent to Croft, who chose to publish them.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poems, the early productions of William Cowper; now first published from the originals in the possession of James Croft. With anecdotes of the poet. Collected from letters of Lady Hesketh, written during her residence at Olney
• Publisher: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, London
• Publication Date: 1825
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature
  • English Literature
  • Poetry