Search Results: table talk and other poems the by william cowper

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Carey and Hart, 1842. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy, nicely bound in leather over boards, gilt stamped designs and ruling to front cover, lettering and designs to spine. Moderate rubbing to, scuffing of tips, edges, spine head and foot. Gilt edges all round. Handsome penned gift inscription at first free endpaper. Moderate, uniform foxing throughout. Two title pages, at the second, a fetching black-and-white engraving of a young lass ogling a caged bird, and another at frontis, tissue-guarded. Plentiful additional black-and-white plates, also tissue-guarded, by Cheney, Cushman et al., after drawings by John Gilbert. 324 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

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London: John Sharpe, 1825. Hardcover. Very Good. Three volume set in slipcase, 1825, hardcovers with full-green leather boards in homemade dust jackets, 16mo., 220pp., 204pp., and 108pp. + 108pp., illustrated with b&w engravings. Books VG with rubbing and cracking to joints, spine ends worn with some mild loss to leather, sun and mild scuffing to boards, bindings mostly tight, previous owner's plates to front pastedowns, previous owner's signatures to front endpapers, a couple small pencil notes to endpapers, texts unmarked but with some foxing and toning, marbled endpapers and edges of text blocks. Homemade dust jackets show mild edgewear. In brown buckram slipcase.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

THE TASK, TABLE TALK, AND OTHER POEMS OF WILLIAM COWPER WITH CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS OF VARIOUS AUTHORS ON HIS GENIUS AND CHARACTER AND NOTES, CRITICAL AND ILLUSTRATIVE, A. S. Barnes & Co., 1853, first edition, approximately 1/8 inch loss of leather at each spine extremity, some light wear to the upper fore edge corner tips, some scuffing to the leather spine edges, else a good to very good copy in the publishers original binding of leather spine and blank stamped decorated cloth.

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London: John Sharpe, 1825. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardbacks. 16mo. A very good three volume set in a full grey leather binding decorated in gilt and lettered in gilt on maroon title-pieces. Marbled edges and end-papers. A little wear to spine ends and edges. Gift inscription in each volume. Frontispiece vignette and other engravings in each volume.

London : Printed for John Sharpe, ... by C. Whittingham, 1817. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Good copy bound in contemporary paper-covered boards. Title label to spine. Some wear to spine, with panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Some scattered foxing, mainly to prelims and plates. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 204 pages; Physical desc.: [2], 204 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 17 cm. Subjects: English poetry - Poems - 18th Century. Contents: Table talk -- The progress of error -- Truth -- Expostulation -- Hope -- Charity -- Conversation -- Retirement. Notes: Additional, engraved t.p.

London: Printed for John Sharpe by C. Whittingham, 1822. Engraved title by William Finden after Richard Westall, 9 plates engraved by Willliam Finden, John Romney, Edward Finden and E. Portbury after Richard Westall (some browning and offsetting) and engraved title in second by Charles Heath after Westall, 9 other plates. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary navy straight-grained crimson morocco, a.e.g. Spines quite rubbed. Engraved title by William Finden after Richard Westall, 9 plates engraved by Willliam Finden, John Romney, Edward Finden and E. Portbury after Richard Westall (some browning and offsetting) and engraved title in second by Charles Heath after Westall, 9 other plates. 2 vols. 8vo.

London: John Sharpe, 1817-1818. Leather. Good. 7" by 4". None. Two illustrated volumes of poetry from one of the most popular poets of 18th century England. Cowper is credited with heavily influencing the future direction of English poetry, by writing of common scenes and the real countryside. Having been deemed insane and incarcerated between 1763 and 1765, he became an evangelical Christian. His religion led him to write many hymns. He is also known for his active stance in opposition of slavery. His poetry was quoted by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. many times in the course of the civil rights movement. In full calf with gilt detailing to the spines and boards. Externally with rubbing to the extremities of the boards and to the spine, where the titles have been effaced. Internally, there are contemporary ink inscriptions to the front blanks, each dated 1825. Internally, firmly bound. Generally clean and bright, with a little spotting to the first and last few pages and the plates. Good

London: John Sharpe, 1825. Hardback. Very Good. 6" by 4". Not Stated. Two rebound popular poetical works by the Romantic William Cowper, illustrated with beautiful detailed plates. Two poetical works by William Cowper, 'Table Talk' and 'The Task'.'The Task' is a poem in six books, containing "The Sofa", "The Timepiece", "The Garden", "The Winter Evening", "The Winter Morning Walk", and "The Winter Walk at Noon".'The Task' illustrated with a vignette title page, and six plates.'Table Talk' illustrated with a vignette title page, and six plates.Written by William Cowper. Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist, and was one of the most popular poets of his time. He often wrote about nature and the countryside, and he was one of the forerunners of the Romantic poetry movement.Rebound in marbled paper boards. Rebound in marbled paper covered boards. Externally, smart. Spine labels are a little discoloured with a few light marks. Front hinge of… Read More

London: John Sharpe , 1818-1822. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". None. A uniformly bound collection of poetical anthologies from William Cowper. Both volumes are lavishly illustrated with numerous engravings. The Minor Poems of William Cowper hold parts I and II bound in one volume. Rebound in full calf bindings with gilt detailing. Externally, both volumes are generally sound with only some light rubbing, and slight loss to the tail of the spines. Internally, both volumes are firmly bound and bright, with only some occasional instances of light spotting. Neat copperplate ink inscriptions to the verso of the front free endpapers. Very Good

John Sharpe. London. 1817. 12mo. in 4s. 3 volumes.. pp. iv, 188; iv, 182; 179, (i) blank. All with additional engraved titles. Pasted to both front and rear end-papers of The Task and Table Talk are the two leaves of a Prospectus [on pink paper] advertising this set as 'Sharpe's Cabinet Edition in Three Volumes'. Early half morocco, uncut, top edges gilt, spine edges and corners rubbed, overall a good set with firm joints and clean text.

London: John Sharpe, 1825. Leather. 3 vols. 108p/108p; 204p; 220p. A set of three small hardcover books bound in gilt-accented navy blue leather with red spine labels. Edges lightly rubbed; spine labels intact and legible. Small stamp inside each volume's back cover. Endpapers edgeworn; small piece torn off volume I's rear endpaper and volume II's front endpaper. Early owner's signature inside each volume, dated 1845. Main pages foxed, but otherwise unmarked, and binding tight. Very good condition overall. Three volumes of Cowper's peoms in pretty 19th-century leather bindings with marbled edges and endpapers. Each volume measures approx. 6.5" x 4.1

London: John Sharpe, 1825. A fine example of this set bound in full decorative gilt calf.. Binding: Original full calf boards with elaborate gilt designs, 3 slightly raised bands in 4 compartments with tooled gilt lettering. , Notes: Considered some of Cowper’s most substantial works., Size: 12vo, Pages: P.Book1: Half Title, Blank, Illustrated title, Blank, Title, Advertisement, Blank 3-29, blank; Book 2: Frontis, Blank, 31-59, blank; Book 3; Frontis,Blank, 61-89, blank; Book 4: Frontis, 91-18; Book 5: Frontis, Blank, 119-150; Book 6: Frontis, Blank, 151-220 Half Title, Blank, Illustrated title, Blank, Title, Advertisement, Blank, p. half title, frontis, title, 1-204; p. part 1: half title, frontis,advertisement (iii-iv), contents (v-vi), 7-108; half title, frontis, contents (iii-iv), 5-108., Category: Book Literature