Description: The Task, A Poem. In Six Books by William Cowper, To Which is Prefixed, A Short Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, Published by B.D. Packard, Robert Packard, Printer, Albany, 1810, frontispiece, 193 pp, full original leather, 7 x 4.5”, 12mo. In good condition. Light wear to extremities with scuffing to edges and corners. Light scratching to surface of leather. Leather remains soft and rich in color. Spine scuffed and worn. Old hand ownership faintly intact on second fly leaf. Offsetting from frontispiece. Light toning throughout with heavier foxing to gutters and margins. Free of known markings. Pages 134-193 chewed at top edge. The top corner of the rear board affected by chew marks as well (see last photo). Binding remains intact. A solid little book with minor aesthetic issues. Please see photos. Early American posthumous Cowper imprint. COLL1810ABCR
Price: 75 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-10-13T16:09:21.000Z
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Binding: Leather
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: William Cowper
Publisher: B.D. Packard
Topic: Literary
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original