The poetical works of William Cowper
William Cowper (1731-1800)
Category
Books
Date
1839
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Castle Drogo, Devon
NT 3190206
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxiv, 516 p. ;. 25 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Anthony Drewe. On second leaf is pencil inscription (not contemporary): `This is a St. John's Cambridge College prize for Reading to G.S. Drew' [father of Julius Drewe]. Binding: Full calf, with gold lettering on black spine label; raised bands. Two gold fillets on front and rear. Crests blind-stamped in gold: crown over wreath on front, crown over portcullis on rear. Linen bookmark attached. Marbled edges and endpapers. Covers detached. Many pages yellowing.
Makers and roles
William Cowper (1731-1800) H. F. Cary (1772 - 1844)