Two Mid-19th C. Poetry Books, Wordsworth & Cowper

Two Mid-19th C. Poetry Books, Wordsworth & Cowper "The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth [Authorized Edition]". London: Edward Moxon, Son & Co.,1869. 8vo. Red leather over boards with ribbed spine and gilt lettering and dentelles, marbled endpapers and page edges. Book plates inside front cover and first free endpaper.; William Cowper (English, 1731-1800). "The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Esq., and Memoir of the Author". London: Charles Daly, circa 1850. 18mo, 492pp. Bound in pressed red leather with a ribbed spine and gilt lettering, with gilt gauffered edges. Previous owners' inscriptions (dated 1854 and 1895) to the front free endpaper and a bookplate for Rev. R. Jowett Burton (English,1870-1937) affixed to the front pastedown. Approximate dimensions: Wordsworth: 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. (24.1 x 16.5 x 4.8 cm.) Cowper: 6 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (16.8 x 11.4 x 4.4 cm.) Provenance: Private Collection, Atlanta, GA.

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