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
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- 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
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London : printed by J[ohn]. M[acock]. for Henry Herringman, at the Sign of the Blew Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange, 1668.
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Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713. Account of the life and writings of Mr. Abraham Cowley.; Faithorne, William, 1616-1691, engraver.; Herringman, Henry, -1704, bookseller.; Macock, John, printer.
- Publication year
- 1668
- ESTC No.
- R9310
- Grub Street ID
- 129407
- Description
- [44], 41, [1], 80, [4], 58, 61-70, 154, 23, [1], 148 p. : port. ; 2°.
- Note
- Two editions of Wing C6649 identified. Cf. Perkin. Wing conflates these editions
In this edition title page has "Press," and no crossed "W". Signature "B" is under the "us" of "fusa"
'An account of the life and writings of Mr Abraham Cowley. Written to Mr M. Clifford' signed at end: T. Sprat
'The mistress', 'Pindarique odes', and 'Davideis, a sacred poem' have separate signed title pages on I2r, T2r and 2E2r respectively, with imprint: Printed for Henry Herringman, at the Sign of the Blew Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange. 1688. Pagination is separate, register is continuous
Printer's name from Perkin
With errata on final page ]2T2v. A variant does not have the errata on ]2T2v and may have an errata slip inserted
Frontispiece portrait (pi1v) of the author signed on the right: W. Faithorne sculp:; Title page ornament is a winged horse atop a snake-entwined rod with two hands at bottom
Woodcut head-pieces; woodcut initial
Text continuous despite pagination
Signatures: [pi]]2] A]2] a-e]2] B-3C]4] 3D]2] ]2A-S]4] ]2T]2.