Author: COWPER, WILLIAM (1731-1800)
Title: The life and works of William Cowper, Esq. : comprising his poems, correspondence, and translations. With a life of the author, by the editor, Robert Southey, Esq. LL.D. Poet Laureate, etc. [9 volumes only: 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14 & 15]
Description: London : Baldwin and Cradock. Paternoster Row. 1836-1837 1837. 1st Edition in this form. Very good copies bound in contemporary 1/2 aniline calf over marbled boards. Lacking gilt-blocked spine labels in most volumes. Gilt-crossed raised bands. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and worn as with age. Some light foxing around the prelims in each volume. particularly to the frontis and half-title pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 1 pages; Description: 9v.: fronts. ; 17cm. Incomplete set of Cowper's works. Contents: volumes 1 & 2: Life and works of Cowper. by R. Southey -- volumes 4 & 7: Letters -- volumes 9 & 10: Poems -- volume 11: Iliad of Homer. vol. 1 -- volume 14: Odyssey of Homer. vol. 2 -- volume 15: Letters & c. Subjects: Cowper. William (1731-1800) -- Works -- English literature -- English poetry -- 18th century -- Biography -- Letters -- Correspondence. Notes: Each volume includes a frontis and added engraved title page.Weight in Kg appr.:

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