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The Works of William Cowper with a Life and Notes, in Three Volumes.
by Memes, John S. Ll.d
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bath, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Fraser & Co., 1835 Brown/gilt emgossed boards with detailed gilt tooling of edges, raised banded spines, gilt foredges around. Slight rubbing to spine edges otherwise flawless set. Vol. 1 with added title page w/engraving of Cooper Study, "The Life of William Cowper," slight dampstain margin. i-viii 269 ppgs. Letters 1-176. Vol 2. frontsipiece of Cowper's mother. added title page "The Life and Letters of William Cowper", Vol. II. engraving of Olney Church. tp. iii- xx 416pp. Vol. 3. Engraved frontispiece of Mrs. Unwin. in her 26th year. added tp "The Poems of William Cowper", engraving of The Rustic Bridge, tp. contents, Table Talk. 586 pgs. Review from Nov. 1868 attatched to rep. Quite rare OCLC lists 4 holdings. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Open Door Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00281217
- Title
- The Works of William Cowper with a Life and Notes, in Three Volumes.
- Author
- Memes, John S. Ll.d
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Fraser & Co.
- Date Published
- 1835
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- WILLIAM COWPER FINE BINDINGS RUSTIC BRIDGE RARE BOOKS UNWIN
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Open Door Books
Full refund if returned within 10 days if not happy. Paypal accepted = Open Door Books will send invoice
About the Seller
Open Door Books
Biblio member since 2003
Bath, Maine
About Open Door Books
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 12mo
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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