The Poetical Works of William Cowper / William Cowper
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.77
Description
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' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Poetry., 1880s
Dimensions
Height
7-3/8 in
Width
5 in
Book Details
Author
William Cowper
Publisher
J.W. Lovell
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1881
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Gold Band Titles
Binding 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
