Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley; in Two Volumes : With a Preface and Notes by the Editor; Second Edition
by Cowley, Abraham; Edited by R. Hurd
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols : For T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1772. Two volumes Very Good Plus in contemporary full calf, back with gilt devices and rules, leather label with gilt lettering, covers with gilt rule, later end papers which are stamped S & S, light toning, light rubbing to edges of covers, overall a quite pleasing set. With preface and notes by the editor, Bishop Hurd, and a life of the author by T. Sprat. . Second Edition. Full Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007772
- Title
- Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley; in Two Volumes : With a Preface and Notes by the Editor; Second Edition
- Author
- Cowley, Abraham; Edited by R. Hurd
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols : For T. Cadell, in the Strand
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1772
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Fine Bindings; Eighteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...