table talk poems task minor von cowper william (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 4 vols in 2. Fscp 8vo. Olive green leather, gilt, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Spines darkened and rubbed, corners a little marked and rubbed at edges. Engraved monogram bookplates. Sharpe first printed an edition of Cowper's poems in 1817-18; for this edition the plates were re-engraved.

Copertina rigida. Zustand: ottime. Raccolta di tre volumi. Testo inglese. Cm.17,4x9,7. Pg.204; 220; VI, 108, 108. Buone legature in mz.pelle con piatti marmorizzati. Doppi tasselli con titoli e fregi decorativi impressi in oro ai dorsi ai cinque nervi. Fogli di guardia decorati. Nei tre volumi 21 incisioni di R.Westall. "Table Talk" contiene: "Table Talk; The Progress of Error; Truth; Expostulation; Hope; Charity; Conversation; Retirement". "The Task" si articola in sei Libri e contiene anche "Tirocinium; or a Review of Schools". "Minor Poems" è diviso in due parti raccolte in unico volume. Eccellenti condizioni di conservazione. i tre volumi. 850 gr.

John Sharpe, 1825. 3 volumes, hardback, 12mo, 220;204;108,108pp, 18 engraved titles. Owner name/date (1927) in each volume, engravings a little foxed. Contemporary full maroon calf, gilt and blind decorated, a little rubbed, edges and endpapers marbled. A nice set.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). An attractive collection of the popular works of the English poet William Cowper, containing his best known works, illustrated throughout. In the original binding. In four volumes bound as three. Three works by William Cowper, 'Table Talk', 'The Task', and 'Minor Poems'. 'The Task' is a poem in six books, containing "The Sofa", "The Timepiece", "The Garden", "The Winter Evening", "The Winter Morning Walk", and "The Winter Walk at Noon". 'Table Talk' illustrated with a vignette title page and five plates. 'The Task' illustrated with a vignette title page and six plates. 'Minor Poems', two parts bound in one, illustrated with a vignette title page, and three plates. Bound without title page. Written by William Cowper. Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist, and was one of the most popular poets of his time. He often wrote about nature and the countryside, and he was one of the forerunners of the Romantic poetry movement. Bookplate to the front pastedowns, 'Alfred R. Cutbill'. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the half-titles of 'Table Talk and 'The Task', and to the head of the vignette title page of 'Minor Poems'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light fading to the spines. Some minor rubbing and marks to the boards and spines. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd spot. Pages are uncut to the fore edge. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the half-titles of 'Table Talk and 'The Task', and to the head of the vignette title page of 'Minor Poems'. Very Good. book.

pp. iv, 188; iv, 182; 179, (i) blank. All with additional engraved titles. Pasted to both front and rear end-papers of The Task and Table Talk are the two leaves of a Prospectus [on pink paper] advertising this set as 'Sharpe's Cabinet Edition in Three Volumes'. Early half morocco, uncut, top edges gilt, spine edges and corners rubbed, overall a good set with firm joints and clean text.

Four volumes bound in three (the two vols of Minor Poems bound together), 12mo, pp. 108; 108; [iv], 220; [iv], 204; with two engraved titles in the Minor Poems and two additional engraved titles to the other two; plus a total of 17 other plates; a fine and attractive set in contemporary tan calf, the covers diced and with nice gilt borders, spines gilt with red morocco labels, bands stained in black; marbled endpapers and edges. An attractive neo-classical 'Etruscan' binding on a fine set of Cowper's poetry, well printed by Charles Whittingham. The plates are by Finden after Westall.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Various (illustrator). Three volumes of popular works by William Cowper. Comprising of The Task, Table Talk and his Minor Poems. Illustrated, with 6 plates to The Task, 7 plates to Table Talk and 4 plates to Minor Poems. Collated, complete. The Task is a blank verse poem in six books, often considered to be Cowper's main achievement. It begins with a mock-Miltonic passage on the origins of the sofa before developing into a discursive meditation on nature, retired life and religious faith. Cowper was a popular English poet and hymnodist. He changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by composing works on every day life and scenes of the English countryside. To many, he is considered a forerunner of Romantic poetry. In full morocco bindings with gilt stamped detailing to the front boards and spines. Externally, very smart with just some minor rubbing to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Gift inscriptions to the front pastedowns of all volumes dated 1835. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges with the odd spot throughout. Very Good. book.

Original full calf boards with elaborate gilt designs, 3 slightly raised bands in 4 compartments with tooled gilt lettering. , Considered some of Cowper?s most substantial works., Size : 12vo, P.Book1: Half Title, Blank, Illustrated title, Blank, Title, Advertisement, Blank 3-29, blank; Book 2: Frontis, Blank, 31-59, blank; Book 3; Frontis,Blank, 61-89, blank; Book 4: Frontis, 91-18; Book 5: Frontis, Blank, 119-150; Book 6: Frontis, Blank, 151-220 Half Title, Blank, Illustrated title, Blank, Title, Advertisement, Blank, p. half title, frontis, title, 1-204; p. part 1: half title, frontis,advertisement (iii-iv), contents (v-vi), 7-108; half title, frontis, contents (iii-iv), 5-108. A fine example of this set bound in full decorative gilt calf.