1926 The Mistress and Other Poems Abraham Cowley Nonesuch Limited Edition

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Mistress with Other Select Poems Abraham Cowley; John Sparrow 1926 The Nonesuch Press : London 10.5" by 6.5" xx, 213pp SUMMARY A limited edition collection of poetry by the leading seventeenth century poet, Abraham Cowley. Limited Edition,Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION A limited edition work published by Nonesuch Press, this being copy 434 of 1050 printed on Dutch rag paper. Abraham Cowley was an English poet in the seventeenth century, being one of the most popular and influential of his time. Cowley showed poetical promise from a very young age, writing impressive poems as a child, and publishing his first collection, 'Poetical Blossoms', in 1633, when he was fifteen. He went into exile as a Royalist during the Civil War, during which time he busied himself by writing a history of the Civil War. This collection includes 'The Mistress', 'Friendship in Absence', 'A Dream of Elysium', 'The Vain Love', 'The Rich Rival', 'My Fate', 'Impossibilities', 'Counsel', 'Sors Virgiliana', and many more. With a portrait of Abraham Cowley to the title page, drawn and engraved by John Hall from a painting from the collection of Horace Walpole. The Nonesuch Press specialised in limited edition and private press. They were founded by Francis Meynell, his second wife Vera Mendel and their friend David Garnett. Their aspiration was for their publications to be aligned with the same aesthetic standards as the private press movement. They were unusual as they used a small Albion press to design the books, but had them printed by commercial printers. In doing so, books with the quality of a fine-press were produced, but available to a wider audience at lower prices. CONDITION In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light marking to the boards, with very light tidemarking to the head of the boards. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light discolouration to the spine. Spine label is lightly chips and discoloured. Discolouration to the endpapers, with light tidemarking to the top edge of the pastedowns and endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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