[BINDINGS -- FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]. COWPER, William. Poetical Works. Edinburgh, [n.d.]. FORE-EDGE PAINTING of a seaside town. [With]: COWPER. The Works. L, 1851. FORE-EDGE PAINTING depicting an interpretation of Cowper’s poem.
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[BINDINGS -- FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]. COWPER, William (1731-1800). Poetical Works. Edinburgh: Gall & Inglis, [n.d.].
8vo. Illustrated. Contemporary morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a FORE-EDGE PAINTING of a seaside town.
[With]: COWPER, William (1731-1800). The Works of William Cowper. Illustrated. London: William Tegg & Co., 1851. Contemporary morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a FORE-EDGE PAINTING depicting an interpretation of Cowper’s poem, “The Diverting History of John Gilpin.”
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