Cowley's history of plants: a poem in six books: with Rapin's Disposition of gardens, a poem in four books: translated from the Latin; the former by Nahum Tate and others; the latter by James Gardiner.
by COWLEY, Abraham
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- Hardcover
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1795 Six Books of Plants Abraham Cowley English Poetry Coca Herbs Flowers RARE
Abraham Cowley was one of the leading English poets during the 17th-century. 'Six Books of Plants' is a set of poems famous for having the earliest reference to coca in the English language in the poem 'A Legend of Coca'.
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COWLEY, Abraham
Cowley's history of plants: a poem in six books: with Rapin's Disposition of gardens, a poem in four books: translated from the Latin; the former by Nahum Tate and others; the latter by James Gardiner.
London: Printed, and sold by J. Smeeton, No. 148, St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross; Also sold by J. Mathews, No. 18, Strand; Messrs. Scatcherd and Whitaker, Ave-Maria Lane; and B. Crosby, Stationers Court, M. DCC. XCV. [1795]
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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xxii, [2], 343, [5]
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~7in X 4in (18cm x 10cm)
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- Title
- Cowley's history of plants: a poem in six books: with Rapin's Disposition of gardens, a poem in four books: translated from the Latin; the former by Nahum Tate and others; the latter by James Gardiner.
- Author
- COWLEY, Abraham
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight & secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed, and sold by J. Smeeton, No. 148, St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross; Also sold by J. Mathews, No. 18, Strand; Messrs.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1795
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1795 Six Books of Plants Abraham Cowley English Poetry Coca Herbs Flowers RARErare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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