Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley in Two Volumes [with] Select Works of Mr. A.Cowley, Dramatic and Political Volume the Third Author: Cowley, Abraham Place Published: London Publisher: T. Cadell; T. Evans Date Published: 1777 Description: 3 volumes. (8vo) 17.4x10.7 cm (6¾x4¼"), uniform contemporary tree calf, leather spine labels, gilt decorated and lettered; marbled endpapers. Third edition of first two volumes; First Edition of last volume. The third volume is stated to be "A Supplement to Bishop Hurd's Edition" who was the editor of the first two volumes. Cowley (1618-1667), was during his lifetime as esteemed as John Milton but by the time of his death his reputation had diminished. His brilliance seemed intellectual, as opposed to poetical. He was a royalist who, like many others, lived in Oxford following the Civil War, then in Paris, and ultimately back in Britain following restoration. Condition: Edgewear, joints and hinges tender, vol. 1 missing spine label; bookplates, some tear repairs; very good. Item#: 357465 Headline: Select works of Abraham Cowley in 3 volumes
Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley in Two Volumes [with] Select Works of Mr. A.Cowley, Dramatic and Political Volume the Third Author: Cowley, Abraham Place Published: London Publisher: T. Cadell; T. Evans Date Published: 1777 Description: 3 volumes. (8vo) 17.4x10.7 cm (6¾x4¼"), uniform contemporary tree calf, leather spine labels, gilt decorated and lettered; marbled endpapers. Third edition of first two volumes; First Edition of last volume. The third volume is stated to be "A Supplement to Bishop Hurd's Edition" who was the editor of the first two volumes. Cowley (1618-1667), was during his lifetime as esteemed as John Milton but by the time of his death his reputation had diminished. His brilliance seemed intellectual, as opposed to poetical. He was a royalist who, like many others, lived in Oxford following the Civil War, then in Paris, and ultimately back in Britain following restoration. Condition: Edgewear, joints and hinges tender, vol. 1 missing spine label; bookplates, some tear repairs; very good. Item#: 357465 Headline: Select works of Abraham Cowley in 3 volumes
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