Accession number
PML 145997-99
Creator
Hayley, William, 1745-1820.
Published
Chichester : Printed by J. Seagrave for J. Johnson, London, 1803-04.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Vols. 1 and 3, and part of v. 2 have running title: Life of Cowper.
Vol. 1: [2], xii, [8], 413, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates; v. 2: [12], 422 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 3: [8], xxxi, [1], 416 p., [2] leaves plates.
Consists of Hayley's "memoirs" of Cowper, interwoven with "an extensive selection of his private letters and several of his posthumous Poems"--Introd.
Illustrated with six engravings, all by William Blake, including ports. of Cowper after Romney (front., v. 1) and Laurence (front., v. 2), and a vignette drawn by Blake (v. 2, p. 415 below text), showing "The weather house" and Cowper's three tame hares.
First edition.
Vol. 1: [2], xii, [8], 413, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates; v. 2: [12], 422 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 3: [8], xxxi, [1], 416 p., [2] leaves plates.
Consists of Hayley's "memoirs" of Cowper, interwoven with "an extensive selection of his private letters and several of his posthumous Poems"--Introd.
Illustrated with six engravings, all by William Blake, including ports. of Cowper after Romney (front., v. 1) and Laurence (front., v. 2), and a vignette drawn by Blake (v. 2, p. 415 below text), showing "The weather house" and Cowper's three tame hares.
First edition.
Description
3 v. : ill., ports. ; 30 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Presentation inscription on 2nd front flyleaf of v. 1, addressed to "Mrs Powys", "Presented as a token of respect by her son in law [signed] Lord Tara Dec 1807"; second presentation inscription on half t.p. of v. 1, "Feilding from his affectionate g.g.m. L.A. Powys Nov. 1, 1828".
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Red morocco tooled in gilt.
Classification
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