[Rarebooks] FS: "The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley" 1st collected ed. London: 1668

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Cowley, Abraham. THE WORKS OF MR. ABRAHAM COWLEY. Consisting of Those Which 
Were Formerly Printed: and Those Which He Design'd for the Press, Now 
Published Out of the Authors Original Copies. London: Printed by J. M. for Henry 
Herringman. 1668. First collected edition. Folio. 6 parts in 1, the first 3 
with their own title pages. 42;80;(4),70;154,24;(24);148pp. (including the 
(24)pp. Life of Crowley by Thomas Sprat). Fine copper engraved frontispiece 
portrait by Faithhorne. Woodcut headpieces. Cont. tooled calf, a bit worn, 
soundly rebacked in gilt tooled speckled calf with burgundy calf spine label. 
Old library bookplate on front pastedown. Ownership inscription on a blank 
preliminary dated Sept. 10, 1668.     $650.00 (trade discount allowed)
Wing C6649.

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