The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, Esqr : with an introductory letter to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper (v.3)
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Type of record: Book
Title: The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, Esqr : with an introductory letter to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper (v.3)
Other titles: Life of Cowper
Classmark: English K-7.5/COW/H
Creator(s): Hayley, William (1745-1820)
Additional creator(s): Blake, William (1757-1827) (Other); Cowper, William (1731-1800) (Other)
Related people: Cowper, William, 1731-1800; Cowper, William, 1731-1800; Blake, William; Cowper, William
Publisher: Printed by J. Seagrave; for J. Johnson
Publication city: Chichester
Date(s): 1803-04
Language: English
Size and medium: 3 v
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/191144
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991009007929705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
Vols. 1 and 3, and part of v. 2 have running title: Life of Cowper.
The engravings, all by William Blake, comprise parts. of Cowper after Romney and Lawrence, a port. of Cowper's mother, Blake's original etching of the weather-house and Cowper's hares (v. 2, p. 415) and views of Cowper's grave and the monument designed by Flaxman. The engravings in v. 1-2 were "Publish'd Novembr. 5, 1802 by J. Johnson St. Paul's Church yard." The 2 plates in v. 3 were "Publish'd by J. Johnson St. Pauls 25 March 1804." Cf. Bentley.
"Seagrave, Printer, Chichester"--Vol. 3, colophon.
Vol. 1: [8], xii, 413 p., [2] leaves of plates; v. 2: [12], 422 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 3: [8], xxxi, [1], 416 p., [2] leaves of plates.
Contains poetry.
Keynes, G. Blake 124.
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