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POEMS, By WILLIAM COWPER, Of The INNER TEMPLE, ESQ. In Three Volumes. Vol I - III.
New York: W. B. Gilley / D. Huntington, 1821 / 1816. 1st edition thus, for the Gilley imprint (American Imprints 5096 / 37349). Vol I - 264 pp. Vol II - 240 pp. Vol III - 306 pp. Frontis in each volume. 12mo. 5-3/8" x 2-7/8". Bespoke full light brown marbled leather bindings with gilt stamped lettering to spine and gilt border to boards. Marbled endpapers, yellow marbled edge stain. Rubbing and chipping to spine and board edges. Foxing to textblock. In all, a tight, clean VG+ set. Item #37801
First two volumes from 1821; third volume taken from an earlier 1816 edition by Huntington, which contains "Posthumous Poetry and a Sketch of his Life"
Price: $100.00
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