The Poetical Works of William Cowper, The British Poets Series, in 3 volumes (complete)
by Cowper, William
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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HARWICH PORT, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little Brown, 1859. Boston: Little Brown, 1859. 3 volumes. Early reprint, no edition stated. Brown cloth binding, gold titles. Volume I. Frontispiece, protective tissue. 264 pp. Spine cloth reglued to spine, chipping top of spine with some loss of material. Fair condition. Volume II. 307 pp. Chipping top of spine, tear to spine cloth at bottom of spine. Good condition. Volume III. 386 pp. Chipping top of spine with some loss of material. Good condition. Antique ex-library from one of the oldest institutions in the U.S.A., purchased directly from their historical collection. Very early (in the history of the library) hand-numbered and hand-dated bookplates in each volume.. Early Reprint. Cloth. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Antique ex-library.
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- Seller
- Respectful Exits (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 020849
- Title
- The Poetical Works of William Cowper, The British Poets Series, in 3 volumes (complete)
- Author
- Cowper, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Early Reprint
- Publisher
- Little Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- BRITISH POETS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Poetry; Poetry;
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Respectful Exits
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HARWICH PORT, Massachusetts
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- 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....
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...