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Edité par James Nichol, Edinburgh, 1854
Vendeur : Mountain Books, Kent, CT, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale
Cloth. Etat : Fair. Etat de la jaquette : No Dustjacket. First Edition. The book cover is green blind stamped cloth with gilt lettering to spine. A third of the spine cloth is missing. Inside there is some foxing and signs of moisture. This is Volume I only. An affordable reading copy. Very old book.
Edité par James Nichol, Edinburgh, 1854
Vendeur : Bay Books, Penzance, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Decorative Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Complete Set of 2 Volumes. Vol I: 30 Page Life and contents, followed by the Poetry, 416 Pages. Vol. II, Dissertation etc, 23 Pages, followed by Poetry & Translations, 428 Pages. Contemporary Green cloth covers with blind-stamped Foliate Decoration on fronts, backs & spines. Gilt Lettering and Lyre on spines. All page edges untrimmed. 9 1/4" Tall, 1.7 Kilos. No inscriptions. Very slight wear to covers. Nice, clean set. Weight, 1.7 Kilos so AShipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Leather. Etat : Very Good. None (illustrateur). A set of The Poetical Works of William Cowper with life, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes by the Rev. George Gilfillan. Complete in two volumes. From the introduction: "Cowper is one of the few poets who at once attained speedy popularity, and secured permanent power." William Cowper (26 November 1731 25 April 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called him "the best modern poet", whilst William Wordsworth particularly admired his poem Yardley-Oak. He was a nephew of the poet Judith Madan. Although after being institutionalised for insanity in the period 1763-65, Cowper found refuge in a fervent evangelical Christianity, the inspiration behind his much-loved hymns, he often experienced doubt and after a dream in 1773 believed that he was doomed to eternal damnation. His religious sentiment and association with John Newton (who wrote the hymn Amazing Grace) led to much of the poetry for which he is best remembered. His poem Light Shining out of Darkness gave the English language the idiom "God moves in a mysterious way / His wonders to perform." In amateur half calf leather bindings with red cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart with just some minor shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good. book.
Edité par Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1854, 1854
Vendeur : Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, Royaume-Uni
[Poetical Works] FINELY BOUND FIRST THUS. Two volumes. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[2] xxx; 416 [2]; pp.[2] xxviii; 428 [2]. Reasonably-sized print on good paper. Very fine contemporary green full morocco by J. WRIGHT, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and very fine gilt decoration to boards. All edges gilt; yellow-coated endpapers. Some light spotting to first and final leaves of each volume. Quite a strong tobacco scent. Some rubbing and light scratching to bindings; spines sunned. Some gentle re-colouring to joints and head / tail caps. A good reader's edition in a superior binding. Very good.