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THE LIFE AND POSTHUMOUS WRITINGS OF WILLIAM COWPER (TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE) Author: Hayley, William Title: THE LIFE AND POSTHUMOUS WRITINGS OF WILLIAM COWPER (TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE) Publication: Chichester, England: Printed by J. Seagrave, 1803 Description: Leather-bound. Two matching volumes: Quarto, 10.5 in.x 8.2 in., pp. 413, 422. Gorgeous full tree calf. Gilt title on red & black title panels to spine. Surface chipping on spines. Clean pages. Volume I: pp. 413. Illustrated with frontis. Front cover nearly detached. 1.5 inch chip at head of spine; tail of spine missing headband.. Front free endpaper detached but present. Previous owner's signature, dated 1830, and previous owner's inscription with a four-line handwritten quote of Camus to front pastedown. Volume II: pp. 422. Missing headcap to spine. Previous owner's signature, dated 1830, previous owner's ink stamp, and bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Good. Hayley, a close collaborator, was the principle biographer of the poet Cowper, who suffered intermittant attacks of madness and meloncholia. Valuable for the preserved correspondence. William Cowper (pronounced Cooper) was the foremost poet of the generation between Alexander Pope and William Wordsworth. For several decades, he had probably the largest readership of any English poet. From 1782, when his first major volume appeared, to 1837, the year in which Robert Southey completed the monumental Life and Works of Cowper, more than 100 editions of his poems were published in Britain and almost 50 in America. (Poetry Foundation). Seller ID: 81729 Subject: Biography, Autobiography Aardvark Rare Books Eugene, OR We work hard to make your Bookbuying Experience safe, easy and fun. Aardvark Books is a proud member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and IOBA, Independent Online Booksellers Association. Ezra is also an accredited and Qualified Appraiser of Books and Manuscripts, with a designation from the ASA (American Society of Appraisers), with considerable Archive experience as well. Shipping All books shipped to US destinations are sent via the US Postal Service. Faster shipping is available, please ask before paying. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time in order to help reduce costs. International shipping is also available. Please inquire for a shipping quote before ordering. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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