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.
Abraham Cowley (1618-1667)
Category
Books
Date
1674
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3069498
Summary
Bibliographic description
[44], 41, [1], 80, [4], 70, 154, 23, [1], 148 p. . ill.., plate, port.. . fol.. Early twentieth-century cutting from a sale catalogue of a binding by Samuel Mearne loosely inserted. Note by Cecil Clarabut attributing binding to Queen's Binder A loosely inserted.. Provenance: Flyleaf inscribed with elaborate calligraphic presentation inscription, late seventeenth century and not readily legible by natural light, but possibly including the name of one George Saunders as donor.. Binding: Seventeenth-century gold-tooled black morocco binding, attributed by Cecil Clarabut to Queen's Binder A.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Abraham Cowley (1618-1667) William Faithorne, The Elder (London c.1616 - London 1691) Henry Herringman (d.1704)