The third part of the works of Mr Abraham Cowley: being his six books of plants, never before printed in English, viz, the first and second of herbs, the third and fourth of flowers, the fifth and sixth of trees: now made English.
by COWLEY, Abraham
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1689 FOLIO 1ed Abraham Cowley Six Books of Plants Herbs Coca Flowers English
"What shall I do to be for ever known,
And make the Age to come own?"
I shall like beasts or common people die,
Unless you write my elegy."
– Abraham Cowley, The Motto
Abraham Cowley was one of the leading English poets during the 17th-century. This 1689 first edition of the third part of Cowley's works features his famous 'Six Books of Plants'. This set of poems is famous for having the earliest reference to coca in the English language in the poem 'A Legend of Coca'.
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COWLEY, Abraham
The third part of the works of Mr Abraham Cowley: being his six books of plants, never before printed in English, viz, the first and second of herbs, the third and fourth of flowers, the fifth and sixth of trees: now made English.
London: Printed for Charles Harper, at the Flower-de-luce over against S. Dunstan's church in Fleet-street, 1689. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [20], 166, [2]
· References: Lowndes II:539; Perkin B 7; Wing C 6665
o Perkin notes that Cowley's "fame as a poet exceeded even that of Milton".
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~11.5in X 7.75in (29.5cm x 19.5cm)
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- The third part of the works of Mr Abraham Cowley: being his six books of plants, never before printed in English, viz, the first and second of herbs, the third and fourth of flowers, the fifth and sixth of trees: now made English.
- Author
- COWLEY, Abraham
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight & secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- For Charles Harper, at the Flower-de-luce over against S. Dunstan's church in Fleet-street
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1689
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1689 FOLIO 1ed Abraham Cowley Six Books of Plants Herbs Coca Flowers English rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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