Click for full-size.
Poems, By William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq. In Two Volumes
by Cowper, William
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: J. Johnson By T. Bensley, 1800. New edition, 1800. Attractive two-volume set of Cowper's poems, illustrated with engravings. Full diced calf sympathetically rebacked in calf with dual spine labels in black and gilt, xvi, 430 + vi, [2], 420 pages. Extremities rubbed, some crackling along edges of original covers, some light chipping to spine ends and around the edges of the spine labels, vertical surface crack to the spine of volume II, joints/hinges good, text blocks sound, pages clean with some minor offsetting of the plates onto the text pages opposite, a bit of foxing to the margins of some plates, pages very clean and free from names or other markings. . Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021153
- Title
- Poems, By William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq. In Two Volumes
- Author
- Cowper, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- J. Johnson By T. Bensley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1800
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- CLASSIC POETRY ENGLISH BRITISH POEMS VERSE LEATHER BINDING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Collecting Signed Books
Read through our tips, hints, and information on collecting books signed or inscribed by the author or illustrator.
Collectible Christmas Cards
Many of us love giving and receiving holiday cards - but did you know many of them are highly collectible? Whether signed by famous authors or just beautiful to look at, these collectible Christmas cards are sure to put a twinkle in your eye.
