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The Poetical Works of William Cowper, with a Biographical Notice by the Rev H. F. Cary, A.M. Two Volumes Complete in One. New York: Puplished by George Leavitt, n.d. C. 1851. Vol I: 267 p, Vol. II: 324 p. Full blind stamped decorated leather binding measures 9.5 x 6.5", 8vo. In good condition. Leather boards are normally scuffed at edges and worn at corners. Head and tail of spine scuffed; hinges & raised bands rubbed. Gilt lettering overall bright and clean. Edges of text-block gilt. Gilt dentelles bright and clean. Normal toning in margins throughout text-blocks. Binding intact. Please see photos. William Cowper (1731 – 1800) was an English poet and Anglican hymnwriter. George Ayres Leavitt (1822 – 1888) was the son of a Massachusetts bookbinder who founded several of New York's earliest publishing firms. By 1842 George A. Leavitt, having graduated from Andover's Phillips Academy and worked for a time for the booksellers Robinson & Franklin, joined his father's publishing house. On his father Jonathan's death a decade later in 1851, Leavitt took over the firm and operated for year as a sole proprietorship, when he took on as partner his Andover classmate John K. Allen. Note that it says “PUPLISHED” and is with George Leavitt only, not Leavitt and Allen; Leavitt worked as sole proprietor in the year 1851 before partnering with John K Allen. RAREA1851BEFA - 03/18 COLL1851BFDR - 05/25 - HKREV854
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