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

[Kenneth Karmiole]

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.    $600.00 (trade discount allowed)
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