‎Abraham‎

‎Cowley Abraham; John Sparrow ed‎

‎The Mistress with Other Select Poems of Abraham Cowley 1618-1667‎

‎London: Nonesuch Press 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Very good overall. Limited edition of 1050 of which this is number 455. Brown cloth with beveled edges gilt title at maroon leather spine label. Title label a bit rubbed. Internally small b&w photograph laid down inside front board; some toning to ffep from newspaper clippings loosely inserted London Times Supplement Nov 1926 review; title page with faint markings from paper clip. 4to xx 213pp. <br/><br/> Nonesuch Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 20474

‎Cowley Abraham‎

‎The mistress: With other select poems of Abraham Cowley 1618-1667‎

‎Nonesuch Press 1926-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Good hardcover no DJ. Covers show edge wear and soiling. Pages are clean and unmarked though tanned. Hinge cracked but binding intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Nonesuch Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1306180122

‎COWLEY Abraham. SPARROW John edits and introduces.‎

‎The Mistress with other select poems.‎

‎The Nonesuch Press London. 1926. First edition. One of 1050 numbered copies. Full brown buckram red leather title-label lettered in gilt.Covers a little marked slightly bruised at corners and darkened at spine. Free endpapers severely darkened as usual. Very good. Small circular red leather bookplate on front pastedown. The Nonesuch Press, London. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : COWLEYAB018648

‎Cowley Abraham Edited by John Sparrow; Illustrations by John Hall: Title Page Illustration.‎

‎The Mistress; with Other Select Poems of Abraham Cowley 1618-1667 Illustrations by John Hall--Title Page Illustration.‎

‎London: Nonesuch Press 1926 a numbered copy from a limited edition of 1050. Hardcover Very good no dust jacket. 213pp. Light brown buckram with a spine label which is scuffed and chipped along the left edge with no loss of text. Illustrated title page textual notes index of first lines. Edited by John Sparrow. Illustrations by John Hall Title Page Illustration. Poetry. Nonesuch Press Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 120427

‎COWLEY Abraham‎

‎The Poetical Works of Abraham Cowley In Four Volumes. From the Text of Dr. Sprat &c. With the Life of the Author‎

‎Edinburg: At the Apollo Press by the Martins 1784. Bell's Second Edition. Leatherbound. Ex library - good . Bell's Edition. The Poets of Great Britain Complete From Chaucer to Churchill. 4 vols.: lxxxiv 85-251; 260; xxii 23-251; 271 5 p. 13 cm. Vol. 1 has engraved frontispiece portrait of Cowley which states Printed for John Bell near Exeter Exchange Strand London Dec. 15th 1777. Engraved title pages each with a different illustration but three stating Printed for John Bell near Exeter Exchange Strand London. Vol. I: Jan. 1st 1778. Vol. II: Jan. 10th 1778. Vol. III cut off at bottom. Vol. IV: Jan. 14th 1778. Tree calf with gilt trim. Burgundy black and green spine labels. Books 36 to 39 of Bell's Poets. Vol. 36 has two missing spine labels though one has been preserved inside and vol. 37 has one missing. Front pastedowns have bookplates of Douglas of Cavers and small reference labels the only indication of library usage. <br/><br/>Vol. I contains: Miscellanies Elegiack Poems Epistles Prologues Epilogues &c. Vol. II: Mistress Odes Pindarick Odes Anacreonticks &c. Vol. III: Pref. to Books of Plants First Book. Of Herbs. Second Book. Of Ditto. Third Book. Of Flowers. Fourth Book. Of Ditto. Fifth Book. Of Trees. Vol. IV: Sixth Book of Plants Davideis Book First Ditto Book Second Davideis Book Third Ditto Book Fourth Imitations Fragments &c. At the Apollo Press, by the Martins hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 114390

‎COWLEY Abraham‎

‎The Second and Third Parts of the Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley‎

‎London: Charles Harper 1700. The Seventh Edition with Additions. Hardcover. Fair. 14 161 23 166 2 p. 31 cm. Frontispiece and title page vignette. Full leather with blind impressing. Covers much scuffed and worn hinges cracking spine tail chipped. Ink notation on front free endpaper signature of former owner John Batson on first title page. Some pages darkened some spotting. <br/><br/>"The Second containing What was Written and Published by himself in his younger Years: Now reprinted together. The Third containing His Six Books of Plants: The First and Second of Herbs. The Third and Fourth of Flowers. The Fifth and Sixth of Trees. Now Made English by Several Hands. With necessary Tables to both Parts and several Poems in Praise of the Author." Charles Harper hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 125955

‎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.‎

‎<p><b>1689 FOLIO 1ed Abraham Cowley Six Books of Plants Herbs Coca Flowers English </b></p><p><i>"What shall I do to be for ever known</i></p><p><i>And make the Age to come own"</i></p><p><i>I shall like beasts or common people die </i></p><p><i> Unless you write my elegy."</i></p><p>– Abraham Cowley <i>The Motto</i></p><p><i>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'.</i></p><p>Item number: #7711</p><p>Price: $950</p><p>COWLEY Abraham</p><p><b><i>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.</i></b></p><p>London: Printed for Charles Harper at the Flower-de-luce over against S. Dunstan's church in Fleet-street 1689. First edition.</p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p>o 20 166 2</p><p>· References: Lowndes II:539; Perkin B 7; Wing C 6665</p><p>o <b>Perkin notes that Cowley's "fame as a poet exceeded even that of Milton".</b></p><p>· Language: English</p><p>· Binding: Leather; tight & secure</p><p>· Size: ~11.5in X 7.75in 29.5cm x 19.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>7711</p><p>Photos available upon request.</p> For Charles Harper, at the Flower-de-luce over against S. Dunstan's church in Fleet-street hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 7711

‎COWLEY ABRAHAM‎

‎THE THIRD PART OF THE WORKS OF MR ABRAHAM COWLEY BEING HIS SIX BOOKS OF PLANTS NEVER BEFORE PRINTED IN ENGLISH‎

‎London: Printed for Charles Harper 1689. FIRST EDITION. 297 x 192 mm. 11 5/8 x 7 1/2". 20 166 148-9 misnumbered 140-1 2 pp. FIRST EDITION. Very pleasing contemporary red morocco elaborately panelled in gilt covers with mitered frames composed of gilt rules decorative rolls pointill� tooling and floral sprays raised bands spine intricately gilt in compartments with central star-like design and scrolling cornerpieces marbled endpapers all edges gilt possible very expert repair to top spine compartment. Frontispiece engraving of Cowley's tomb. Front pastedown with the bookplate of Robert S. Pirie. Wing C-6665; ESTC R21164. Spine and head of rear board sunned a bit of wear to joints and extremities boards tending to splay slightly faint scattered dark flecks to leather text with isolated spots and browning but an excellent copy the binding solid and only minimally worn and internally very fresh and clean. From a distinguished collection in extremely attractive condition and in a fine contemporaneous binding this is the first appearance of the botanical writings of one of the most precocious poets in the annals of English literature. Cowley 1616-67 was producing poetic works of inexplicable sophistication before he had settled into puberty; he published his first volume of verse at 15 and went on to become one of the most popular poets of his day. A staunch royalist who served in the exiled court of Charles I's queen Henrietta Maria he helped encode and decipher messages sent between the monarchy's supporters including the royal couple themselves. Despite having been arrested and imprisoned as a royalist agent at one point Cowley escaped the Cromwell years largely unscathed and retired to the countryside in 1663. Upon his death Cowley was not only given the extraordinary honor of burial in Westminster Abbey noted by the DNB as "the most lavish funeral which had ever been given to a mere man of letters in England" but was also afforded a privileged spot next to the graves of Spenser and Chaucer. Cowley's influence on contemporary poetry was demonstrably deep; his funerary monument pictured in our frontispiece refers to him as "the English Virgil" and Perkin asserts that his "fame as a poet exceeded even that of Milton" during the waning years of the Restoration. The present copy comes from the collection of Robert S. Pirie 1934-2015 an extremely successful lawyer and investment banker who amassed the finest library of 16th and 17th century English literature in private hands during his lifetime. In 1984 he was elected one of the 40 members of the Roxburghe Club the world's oldest society of bibliophiles. Printed for Charles Harper unknown‎

Bookseller reference : ST13039g

‎Cowley Abraham‎

‎The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley. Consisting of those which were formerly printed and Those which he designed for the Press.‎

‎Very good full leather gilt tooled spine five raised bands. Engraved portrait. Poetry J. M. for Henry Herringman. London. 1681. Hardcover. 12mo size 4"x 6.5" 10cm x 16cm 2.5 " 6.5cm thick. Two parts in one volume. Leather chipped on corners and bottom back edge. Bookplate of Agnew Baronet of Lochnaw who is know for his memoirs. Small half-inch hearldry symbol embossed in center of leather cover. Most poetry odes in English some in Latin. "The Mistress" seems to be missing 8 pages or misnumbered. Attractive copy. Clean text no foxing. " Now Published out of the Authors Original Copies" J. M. for Henry Herringman. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : BOOKS027029I

‎COWLEY Abraham:‎

‎The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley. Consisting of those which were formerly printed; and Those which he Design’d for the Press Now published out of the Authors Original Copies.‎

‎London Printed by J.M. for Henry Herringman 1669. Hardback tall 12 x 7.5 inches. Polished calf leather boards with blind paneled decorations contemporary leather to spine and corners. In very good condition. Spine professionally rebacked with new leather to spine and corners. New endpapers. Frontis plate and title page clipped and re-backed. Some handling marks and minor darkening to inside pages some minor foxing spots. Neat inscription to p.1 “John Corfield.” Repairs to edges of last page. Else a very clean and tight copy. 40pp Preface 41 70 154 23 & 148pp. Illustrated with an engraved frontis portrait and decorative woodcut chapter headings. London, Printed by J.M. for Henry Herringman, 1669 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 82852

‎COWLEY Abraham‎

‎The works of Mr. Abraham Cowley: consisting of those which were formerly printed and those which were design'd for the press‎

‎<p><b>1678 FOLIO Abraham Cowley Six Books of Plants Herbs Coca Flowers English Odes 2v</b></p><p><i>"What shall I do to be for ever known</i></p><p><i>And make the Age to come own"</i></p><p><i>I shall like beasts or common people die </i></p><p><i> Unless you write my elegy."</i></p><p>– Abraham Cowley <i>The Motto</i></p><p><i>Abraham Cowley was one of the leading English poets during the 17th-century. These two volumes of Cowley's works feature 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'. Other works include 'The Tragical History of Piramus and Thisbe' 'Loves Riddle' and other poems and odes.</i></p><p>Item number: #8630</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>COWLEY Abraham</p><p><b><i>The works of Mr. Abraham Cowley: consisting of those which were formerly printed and those which were design'd for the press</i></b></p><p>London: Printed by J.M. for Henry Herringman 1678.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 tomes</p><p>o Part I</p><p> 42 41 1; 80; 4 70; 154; 23 1; 148</p><p> Published: 1678</p><p>o Part II & III</p><p> 14 120 2; 6 129-161 1; 22 166 2</p><p> Published: 1689</p><p>· References: Lowndes II:539; Perkin B 7; Wing C 6653</p><p>o <b>Perkin notes that Cowley's "fame as a poet exceeded even that of Milton".</b></p><p>· Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – Sir John Trollope Bart. M.P.</p><p>o John Trollope 1st Baron Kesteven PC 1800 – 1874 known as Sir John Trollope Bt between 1820 and 1868 was a British Conservative politician. He served as President of the Poor Law Board in the Earl of Derby's short-lived 1852 Conservative administration.</p><p>· Language: English</p><p>· Binding: Leather; tight & secure</p><p>· Size: ~12in X 8in 30cm x 20.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>8630</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> J.M. for Henry Herringman hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 8630

‎Cowley Abraham Sprat Thomas . Account of the life and writings of Mr. Abraham Cowley‎

‎The works of Mr Abraham Cowley : consisting of those which were formerly printed and those which he design'd for the press now published out of the author's original copies 1688 Leather Bound‎

‎2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1688. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - englat Pages 950. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : LB1111008502609

‎Cowley Abraham Johnson Samuel Aikin John‎

‎The works of Abraham Cowley Volume 2 1806 Leather Bound‎

‎2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1806. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng Vol: - Volume 2 Pages 326. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. Volume 2 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : LB1111005564281

‎Cowley Abraham‎

‎The works of Mr. Abraham Cowley . . . Consisting of those which were formerly printed and those which he design'd for the press publish'd out of the author's original copies . . . in two volumes Volume v.2 only 1710 Leather Bound‎

‎2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1710. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng Vol: - Volume v.2 only Pages 544. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. Volume v.2 only hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : LB1111005637136

‎Cowley Abraham‎

‎The works of Mr. Abraham Cowley . . . Consisting of those which were formerly printed and those which he design'd for the press publish'd out of the author's original copies . . . in two volumes Volume v.2 only 1710‎

‎2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - eng Vol: - Volume v.2 only Pages 544. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1710. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Volume v.2 only paperback‎

Bookseller reference : PB1111005637136

‎Cowley Abraham Sprat Thomas . Account of the life and writings of Mr. Abraham Cowley‎

‎The works of Mr Abraham Cowley : consisting of those which were formerly printed and those which he design'd for the press now published out of the author's original copies 1688 Hardcover‎

‎2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - englat Pages 950. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1688. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1111008502609

‎Cowley Abraham 1618 1667‎

‎THE WORKS of Mr. Abraham Cowley: In Two Volumes. Consisting of those Which were formerly Printed; And those which He Design'd for the Press Publish'd out of the Auhor's Original Copies. With the Cutter of Coleman-Street. The Tenth E�dition. Adorn'd with Cuts. THE THIRD AND LAST VOLUME OF THE WORKS OF Mr.Abraham Cowley .‎

‎London: Jacob Tonson Vol.3 printed for Charles Harper 10th edition 8th edition 1707 1707 1708. Disbound. Good. Frontis portait of Cowley 32 engraved plates with portraits of Charles I Charles II Oliver Cromwell and other scenes. Three Volumes lacking all covers and 2 of 3 spines but pages all complete and tightly sewn into three volumes ready to be bound. All Edges Gilt. Vol.I Frontis Titlepage Portrait of Mr. Martin Clifford LXXVIII Life of Cowley by Thomas Sprat Bishop of Rochester Verses on Death of Cowley 8pp Table of Contents folding plate 392pp; Vol.II Frontispiece Titlepage 393-894pp 2pp publisher's booklist; Vol.III Frontispiece of Cowley's Monument Titlepage dated 1708 The Third and Last Volume of the Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley . Part II. What was written and publish'd by Himself; Now Reprinted together. The Eigth Edition. Part III. His Six Books of Plants Made English by several celebrated Hands. With necessary Tables 14pp To Reader Dedication Poems by Tho. Flatman et al Contents 495pp 8pp index 1p publisher's book list. All necessary titles & half titles are counted in the pagination but the plates are all NOT counted - they include portraits of Sir Henry Wotton Charles I Sir Anthony Van Dyke Thomas Hobbes William Hervey Oliver Cromwell John Evelyn Esq and Charles II. Also pastoral landscapes mythical views & scenes from plays and finally King Charles II reclining under the Royal Oak while Colonel Carless points out the sea battle that is taking place on the waters beyond. Neat and clean throughout one marginal tear with no loss just up to printed area minor foxing/tanning but all pages crisp. If re-bound condition would be Very Good. Jacob Tonson (Vol.3 printed for Charles Harper) 10th edition, 8th edition) unknown‎

Bookseller reference : V74784

‎Cowley Abraham Johnson Samuel Aikin John‎

‎The works of Abraham Cowley Volume 2 1806‎

‎2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - eng Vol: - Volume 2 Pages 326. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1806. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Volume 2 paperback‎

Bookseller reference : PB1111005564281

‎Cowley Abraham Johnson Samuel Aikin John‎

‎The works of Abraham Cowley Volume 1 1806 Hardcover‎

‎2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - eng Vol: - Volume 1 Pages 292. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1806. This book is printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Volume 1 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1111005550860

‎Cowley Abraham Johnson Samuel Aikin John‎

‎The works of Abraham Cowley Volume 3 1806 Hardcover‎

‎2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - eng Vol: - Volume 3 Pages 284. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1806. This book is printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Volume 3 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1111005548266

‎Cowley Abraham 1618 1667.‎

‎The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley: In Two Volumes. Consisting of those Which were formerly Printed; And those which He Design'd for the Press‎

‎<p>Contents: An Account of the Life And Writings Of Mr. Abraham Cowley. Written to Mr. M. Clifford signed T. Sprat first XLV pages; Elegia Dedicatoria ad Illustrissimam Academiam Cantabrigiensem XLVII-L; The Preface of the Author LI-LXVI; Several Copies of Verses On The Death of Mr. Abraham Cowley and his Burial in Westminster-Abbey LXVII-LXX; Ode upon the Death of Mr. Cowley signed Thomas Higgons LXXI-LXXIV; On Mr. Abraham Cowley's Death and Burial Amongst the Ancient Poets. By the Honourable Sir John Denham LXXV-LXXVIII; The Table viii pages; Miscellanies 10-47; Anacreontiques 47-62; The Mistress: or Several Copies of Love-Verses 63-179; Pindarique Odes Written in Imitation of the Stile and Manner of the Odes of Pindar 181-285; Davideis a Sacred Poem of the Troubles of David. In Four Books 287-392 end. LXXVIII 8 392 pages 18 plates; 20.5 cm. Handsomely bound by Hope Bindery in full leather blind- and gold-stamped; Fine gift quality. Stock#OB766.</p> London: Printed for Jacob Tonson within Grays-Inn Gate next Grays-Inn Lane. 1707. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : OB766

‎COWLEY ABRAHAM‎

‎THE WORKS OF MR ABRAHAM COWLEY‎

‎London: Printed by J. M. for Henry Herringman 1668. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION FIRST PRINTING without the errata slip added quite late into the first printing according to Perkin. 290 x 183 mm. 11 1/2 x 7 1/4". 22 p.l. 41 1 80 4 70 i.e. 68 154 23 1 148 pp. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION FIRST PRINTING without the errata slip added quite late into the first printing according to Perkin. Contemporary sprinkled calf rebacked with most of original spine laid on raised bands spine compartments intricately tooled in gilt red morocco label two repaired patches on the front cover and one on rear. Frontispiece portrait of the author title with printer's device headpieces to each new section. Three sections with separate title pages as called for in Perkin. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM COWLEY'S BROTHER with his signed inscription to John Farington dated Feb 7 1668-9 on the front free endpaper; front pastedown with the bookplate of Sir Thomas Miller Baronet; front free endpaper with the bookplate of Robert S. Pirie. Perkin B1; Wing C-6649 conflating first and second printing. Corners slightly rubbed but the restored binding with little wear. Half-inch ink stain obscuring a dozen words over three leaves two leaves rather wrinkled and smudged around the edges probably during printing text unaffected other insignificant imperfections otherwise an excellent copy internally unusually clean and fresh with ample margins. This is a significant association copy of the first edition of the collected works of one of the most precocious poets in the annals of English literature. Cowley 1616-67 was producing poetic works of inexplicable sophistication before he had settled into puberty; he published his first volume of verse at 15; and he went on to become one of the most popular poets of his day. Cowley was a staunch royalist who served in the exiled court of Charles I's queen Henrietta Maria where he helped to encode and decipher messages sent between the monarchy's supporters including the royal couple themselves. Despite having been arrested and imprisoned as a royalist agent at one point Cowley escaped the Cromwell years largely unscathed and retired to the countryside in 1663. Upon his death Cowley was not only given the extraordinary honor of burial in Westminster Abbey noted by the DNB as "the most lavish funeral which had ever been given to a mere man of letters in England" but was also afforded a privileged spot next to the graves of Spenser and Chaucer. Cowley's influence on contemporary poetry was demonstrably deep; his funerary monument refers to him as "the English Virgil" and Perkin asserts that "Cowley's fame as a poet exceeded even that of Milton" during the waning years of the Restoration. Our first collected edition of Cowley's work was compiled by his friend and literary executor Thomas Sprat and published the year following the author's death. It includes reprints of his most popular works among them "Poems" which contained both "Davideis" and "Pindaric Odes" "Verses" and "The Mistress" several lesser-known prose essays and poems including one on Cromwell's government and some hitherto unpublished material including his "Several Discourses by Way of Essays in Verse and Prose." Thomas Cowley whose presentation inscription distinguishes this copy as being particularly desirable was the executor and sole heir of his brother Abraham. It is likely that the recipient was John Farington a gentleman connected to the family of Sir Thomas Miller 1st baronet of Chichester by both rank and marriage. John Farington the elder ca. 1609-80 and Sir Thomas Miller ca.1635-1705 both served as MPs in the House of Commons for Chichester after the Restoration. Parliamentary records note that a John Farington married Miller's daughter though whether this refers to John the elder or one of his sons is unclear. Printed by J. M. for Henry Herringman unknown‎

Bookseller reference : ST13039e

‎Cowley Abraham‎

‎The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley Complete in 3 Volumes‎

‎London. : Printed for J. Tonson. 1721. Good. Contemporaneous full mottled calf with gilt tooled frame to boards and gilt compartments to spines. Missing calf tiles from spines inexpensively replaced if desired. Joints cracked but held steady with bands. All edges marbled. . Hard. 16mo. 6 2/3". . Good. Illus. by Illustrated with frontispiece to vols I & 3 and with chapter head and tail vignettes. . Printed for J. Tonson. Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 028098

‎Cowley Abraham‎

‎The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley Consisting of Those which were formerly Printed and Those which he Designed for the Press Now Published out of the Authors Original Copies with the Cutter of Coelman Street. In Two Volumes. Volume the Second II 2 ONLY‎

‎GB: W. Taylor 1721. Pagination 375-840. Ends with The Table. Old full leather with raised bands. Lacking the original title label but pale brown panel beneath has stamped title still legible.Contemporary armorial bookplate of Townley featuring their arms Argent on a fesse sable a cinquefoil or in chief three mullets of the second in wreaths of flowers etc but not their name. From the library of Town Head House Windermere. Inscription of owner at start of book. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. BUT front cover detached. Twelfth Edition. Hardback. VG-/No DW. W. Taylor Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : g107.028

‎COWLEY Abraham‎

‎The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley. Consisting of Those Which Were Formerly Printed: And Those Which he Design'd for the Press Now Published Out of the Authors Original Copies‎

‎London: Printed By J.M. For Henry Herringman at the Sign of the Blew Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange 1669. 29.5 cm x 18 cm bound in folio pp. 42 41 80 4 70 i.e. 68 - page numbers 59/60 omitted from pagination though complete with register continuous 154 23 148. Engraved frontispiece portrait by William Faithorne. Contemporary mottled calf. An excellent rebacking sympathetically executed to period 5 raised bands gilt-stamped compartments gilt-stamped dark maroon leather spine label. Early ink signature of Anne Rochester at the head of the title-page one is tempted to speculate whether this may be the autograph of the mother of John Wilmot Earl of Rochester. Separate title-pages dated 1669 for "The Mistress" "Pindarique Odes" and "Davideis a Sacred Poem". Also with "An Account of the Life & Writings of Mr. Abraham Cowley Written to Mr. M. Clifford" signed T. Sprat Thomas Sprat 1635-1713. A very good copy. . First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good. Small Folio. Printed By J.M. For Henry Herringman, at the Sign of the Blew Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 20854