Poems, by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq. In two volumes.

People / Organizations

• William Cowper (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard, by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, 1800. A new edition.; ..

Added name

Bensley, Thomas, approximately 1760-1835, printer.; Johnson, J. (John), 1777-1848, bookseller.

Publication year

1800

ESTC No.

T132913

Grub Street ID

181804

Description

2 v. : ill. ; 8°.

Note

In vol. 1 p. 407 is a cancel; the cancellandum was originally the final leaf of the volume, which in this edition is continued to p. 430

In some copies the cancellandum is still present

With plates after T. Stothard

Pagination. Vol. 1: xvi, 430 p., [4] leaves of plates; vol. 2: vi, [2], 420 p., [6] leaves of plates

A variant has p. vi of vol. 2 (leaf A3 verso) blank

The first edition of vol.1 was published separately in 1782 as 'Poems'

The first edition of vol.2 was published separately in 1785 as 'The task'

Signatures: A-2B]82C]42D-2E]82F]4; [A]]4B-2B]82C]42D]82E]6.

Uncontrolled note

Not a reissue of any earlier edition. In vol.1, p.376 misnumbered 176