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Abraham Cowley; The Complete Works in Verse and Prose (2 Volumes)
by Alexander B. Grosart, Editor
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Verlagsbuchhandlung., Hildesheim: George Olms, 1969 George Olms, Verlagsbuchhandlung., Hildesheim. 1969. Hardcover. Reprint Editions/Facsimile Reprint of the Chertsen Worthies' Library 1881 copy. Part of the Anglistica & Americana Series. Books are tight, square, and unmarked. Book Conditions: Near Fine; slight paper scar on FFFP where sticker was removed. No DJs. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 617 pp (244 in Vol 1, 373 in Vol 2) 8vo. Grosart was a nineteenth century Scottish clergyman and literary editor who reprinted a number of earlier English writers. Cowley (1618-1667) was one of the leading English poets in the seventeenth century who was buried in Westminster Abbey between the ashes of Chaucer and Spencer. A clean very presentable set.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009882
- Title
- Abraham Cowley; The Complete Works in Verse and Prose (2 Volumes)
- Author
- Alexander B. Grosart, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- George Olms
- Place of Publication
- Verlagsbuchhandlung., Hildesheim
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- poetry, poet, Abraham Cowley, English poet, Westminster Abbey, English Civil War, Restoration, botanist,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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