The works of Mr. Abraham Cowley : in Two Volumes consisting of those which were formerly printed, and those which he design'd for the press, publish'd out of the author's original copies ; with The cutter of Coleman-street. The eleventh edition adorn'd with cuts.

COWLEY, Abraham.

Edité par London : Printed J. Tonson, and sold by D. Browne . [et al.]. 1710

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Two Eleventh edition. Two volumes. Format, octavo, 194mm. Physical description, [2], [1] II - LXXVIII, [8], [1] 2 - 392 . Plates [17] including one folding; [2], [1] 394 - 894 [2] pubs. advts. Plates [10]. All edges speckled red. A very clean crisp set. Headpieces Slightly later, eighteenth century, polished paneled calf. The spines with five raised bands and a single gilt floral motif in each compartment, black title labels. Simple printed paper label of Levenside on each front pastedown. "J. Ward" corrected in MS. to "T. Ward" in vol. 1; correctly printed in vol. 2.'An account of the life and writings of Mr. Abraham Cowley' signed: T. Sprat. 'The mistress; or, several copies of love-verses', 'Pindarique odes, written in imitation of the stile and manner of the odes of Pindar', 'Davideis, a sacred poem' (1707), and 'Cutter of Coleman-Street' have separate titlepages; pagination and register are continuous. Vol.2 has separate register. With a final advertisement leaf. Overall, a near fine, pleasing and attractive set. Cowley, Abraham,M.D; (1618-1667) a poet eminence, was a native of London, where his father was a grocer. "To Cowley we may justly ascribe the formation of a basis on which has since been constructed the present correct and admirable fabric of our language. His words are pure and well chosen, the collocation simple and perspicuous, and the members of his sentences are distinct and harmonious" - Dr. Drake. ESTC T133366.

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• Titre: The works of Mr. Abraham Cowley : in Two Volumes consisting of those which were formerly printed, and those which he design'd for the press, publish'd out of the author's original copies ; with The cutter of Coleman-street. The eleventh edition adorn'd with cuts.
• Éditeur: London : Printed J. Tonson, and sold by D. Browne . [et al.]. 1710
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Near Fine