Select works cowley two (13 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 3rd Edition. Vol. 1: xi, 244. Vol. 2: vii, 279 + advertisement reverse of last leaf. 19 cm. Engraved portrait vignette by John Hall on title page of both volumes. Full leather with gold impressing. Both volumes worn and bumped. Cracking of covers near spine. Vol. 2 front cover detached and leather chipped at head of spine. Vol. 1's front board is just barely attached. Front endpapers show evidence of bookplates removed. Ink signatures from 1895 in both volumes. Moderate foxing. Stain top right corner of p. 275 in Vol. 2. Green ribbon at advertising page has caused stain. Cowley's work is preceded here by the Preface of the editor, Richard Hurd, Bishop of Worcester, and the Life of Cowley by Thomas Sprat, Bishop of Rochester. Contains Cowley's poems on such subjects as: the death of Anthony Van Dyck, love, drinking, beauty, Pindar, the Royal Society, etc.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Third edition. wear to spines with a little loss to one section volume 2, offsetting to endpapers. Book.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. The second volume of the select works of Mr Abraham Cowley. Second volume only. A collection of works by Mr Abraham Cowley, including: Of Liberty, Of Obscurity, The Garden, The Shortness of Life, and Of Myself. Written by Abraham Cowley, an English poet and essayist considered a leading English poet of the 17th century with 14 printings of his "works" published between 1668 and 1721. Edited with a preface by R. Hurd, Bishop of Worcester 1781-1808. Bound by Riviere. Bound by Riviere in half red crushed morocco with red cloth boards and marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 2 vols. xiii, 240; vii, 279 p. 18 cm. Engraved title page vignettes of Cowley. Speckled leather. Gilt designs on spine with red and green spine labels. Corners bumped. Front endpaper of vol. 1 detached. Leather split on spine edges of volume 2. Spine heads slightly chipped. The works of Cowley were collected in 1668, when Thomas Sprat, afterwards bishop of Rochester, brought out a splendid edition in folio to which he prefixed a graceful and elegant life of the poet. There were many reprints of this collection which formed the standard edition until 1881. …

Zustand: Very Good. London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols for T. Cadell, 1772. Second Edition. Octavos (20 cm); xi, 244pp; vii, 276pp +1ad. Both volumes full bound in contemporary mottled calf with red and brown spine labels and gilt stamping. Marbled endsheets. Both bindings generally scuffed and rubbed at all edges and spine ends with lightly foxed pages softly rippled from humidity. First volume hinges cracked completely at front and partially at back, but threads holding well. Loss to volume label on spine. Shelf worn and dust-soiled. Endsheets toned and discolored lightly at edges with previous owner's bookplate pasted to first pastedown. Back inside hinge starting. Some pages unopened. Second volume hinges cracked only partially at both front and back. Minor loss to head of spine. Endsheets toned and discolored lightly at edges. Inside hinges starting. Green ribbon has left offsetting at pages 148-149. A handsome pair of volumes on the life and work of Abraham Cowley, 17th century English poet and essayist. Bowyer ledgers 4937.…