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Poems by William Cowper, Esq. [With Preface by John Newton]. CHARMING COPY IN WHOLLY UNRESTORED PERIOD BINDING
by COWPER William
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
J Robinson,, 1814. 12mo., First Edition thus, with engraved frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and engraved and printed titles; strongly bound in contemporary crushed roan, sides with elaborate frame border in gilt, back with flat gilt bands, second compartment lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, joints minimally rubbed else a very good, bright, clean copy in wholly unrestored period binding. Possibly a later issue since the printed title gives 1815. See NCBEL II 596.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Island Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27589
- Title
- Poems by William Cowper, Esq. [With Preface by John Newton]. CHARMING COPY IN WHOLLY UNRESTORED PERIOD BINDING
- Author
- COWPER William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- J Robinson,
- Date Published
- 1814
- Keywords
- literature, cowper, william cowper, john newton
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Island Books
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Thakeham, West Sussex
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
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- Gilt
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