Search Results: the poetical works of william cowper by cowper william

Frederick Warne & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 611 pages. No dust jacket. Dark blue cloth. Heavy tanning to pages with sticker residue to front pastedown and pencil inscriptions to front endpaper. Heavy tanning to text block edges and both hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Binding is loose. Boards have heavy rubbing and visible bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and book is forward leaning.

Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1881. Hardcover. Good. 1881. 540 pages. No dust jacket. Red pictorial cloth with gilt lettering. Insert to front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Frederick Warne, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 611 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

Bell and Daldy, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 267 pages. No dust jacket. Green embossed cloth with gilt lettering. Volume I. Light foxing and tanning to pages with moderate cracking to gutters exposing netting; pages remain attached. Tanning heavier to pastedowns and free endpapers. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Frederick Warne & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Complete Edition. 611 pages. No dust jacket. Dark blue cloth. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Previous owners transfer stuck to front pastedown. Slight cracking to hinges, boards remain firm. Text block edges to side and bottom look rough cut. Pages are mildly foxed & tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding is firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine. Minor splits causing fraying to cloth at spine ends.

Nimmo, Hay and Mitchell, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 483 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Endpapers are heavily tanned and foxed. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and heavy crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean, with light sunning to spine and edges.

Edinburgh: Gall & Inglis. Good. N.D.. Hardcover. Landscape Edition with decorated color boarders on each page. Decorative cloth covers with an embossed image of an angel with a harp in the center of the front cover. Cover edges rubbed with wear along the external hinges and fraying spine ends. Gilt block edge is a bit scuffed. The rear internal paper hinge is cracked, the binding is otherwise sound. Several ownership and gift marks at end pages and on title page verso with the earliest date being 1881. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 516 pages .

T. Nelson & Sons, 1888 good+ no dj . decorated boards with gilt titling to spine. ffeps are brpwned ( old laid-in paper now gone? ) inscription to pre-title page.

Henry Frowde, NULL. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:

Oxford University Press, 1926. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1926. No Edition Remarks. 677 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards.

Oxford University Press, 1934. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1934. No Edition Remarks. 684 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Pencil markings to front free endpaper and pastedown. Bookseller sticker stuck to front pastedown. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards.

George Routledge and Sons, 1866. Hardcover. Good. 1866. 630 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

C. Daly, 1850. Hardcover. Acceptable. 436p. Red cloth with giltwork on spine, gilt edges. Heavy wear to exterior with bumping, soiling, rubbing. The bottom inch of the spine paneling has come up and is partially loose. The cloth overlaps at either end of the spine are worn away, and the cloth is wearing through along the hinges. Sticker attached to front pastedown. Gift note on flyleaf done in pretty illuminated calligraphy. Heavy foxing to frontispiece and illustrated half-title; very little to no foxing to main text, but paging/handling soil and some marks in pencil. The print is tiny. Break in spine with exposed webbing and stitching between title page and first page of text, and so the early gatherings have a little extra wiggle room. Combined with the worn cloth on the exterior and you get a rather weak binding that requires very gentle handling; however it is still in one piece. Size: 32mo - over 4 in - 5 in tall. Year: 1850.

George Routledge and Sons, 1111. Hardcover. Good. New edition. 630 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with lettering and decorations. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout and to hinges, with exposed netting. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and heavy crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable backward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned. Some dents around edges.

W. P. Nimmo, 1891. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1891. No Edition Remarks. 483 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Binding remains firm.Pages are prominently tanned with foxing throughout. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable.Moderate tanning to spine and edges.

William Pickering, 1851. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1851. No Edition Remarks. 307 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Volume II. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Top edge of some pages uncut throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Water mark to spine. Staining overall.

London: Macmillan (1924). Very good copy in green cloth covers with gilt lettering, without dust wrapper.

William Pickering, 1830. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1830. No Edition Remarks. 264 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Volume I. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.

Henry Frowde, 1905. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1905. No Edition Remarks. 672 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to and stamp to pastedowns and front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

London: George Bell & Sons. Decorative Cloth. Good. Bound in green cloth with gilt and black titling and decoration. In good+ condition. Darkening to spine, splitting to cloth at top of spine, minor rubbing and marking to covers, which are, however, still attractive. Previous owner's inscription on front end paper, light foxing to a couple of pages, slight browning to page margins, but generally clean internally. Hinges are a bit weak but secure, binding is otherwise very good. 267 pages. No publishing date, circa late 19th century. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall