Circa 1880s Moxon's Popular Poets 'The Works of William Cowper' Hardcover Book

This is a rare circa 1880s (undated) Moxon's Popular Poets 'The Works of William Cowper' Edited, with a critical Memoir, by William Michael Rossetti, illustrated by Thomas Seccombe, Ward, Lock & Co., Warwick House, London. It has an owner's signature and the date 1882 on the front page. It has 600 gilt edged pages plus advertising. It is 7 1/2" x 5" with red cloth boards embellished with black and gilt illustrations and lettering. This lovely book is in very good condition but has some light foxing, soil, and some cover edge wear.

"William Cowper (1731 - 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called him "the best modern poet", whilst William Wordsworth particularly admired his poem Yardley-Oak".

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