Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley; in Two Volumes: With a Preface and Notes by the Editor

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Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley; in Two Volumes: With a Preface and Notes by the Editor

COWLEY, Abraham; HURD, Robert (ed.)

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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.

Publication Info

  • Publisher: T. Cadell
  • Edition: n/a
  • Date Published: 1772
  • Place Published: London
  • ISBN: n/a

Details

  • Condition: Fair
  • Signed: No
  • Dust Jacket: No
  • Jacket Condition: n/a
  • Details:
    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.

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