Name/Title
The Poetical Works of William Cowper / William CowperEntry/Object ID
2015.7.77Description
649 pages. Tissue guarded frontis.
"With Memoir, Explanatory Notes, etc."
Design is almost identical, with minor changes, to the Lippincott series publications of Burns and Byron two years later. This title is slightly less in height, has more gilt stamping, and employs a ribbon banner to cover.Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsLexicon
Search Terms
Poetry., 1880sBook Details
Author
William CowperPublisher
J.W. LovellPlace Published
City
New YorkState/Province
New YorkCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1881Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Gold Band TitlesBinding Notes
Bound in brown beveled cloth with black stamping over entire cover and spine in a classical decoration of urn and floral design to cover and spine, but encompassing elements of both Eastlake design and asymmetry. Urn on spine is gilt stamped, as is title and decoration to cover and wide title band to spine. Red bordered text. Dark grey stone endpapers. All edges gilt.Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
