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COWPER, William (1731–1800). Poems. London: T. Bensley for J. Johnson, 1806.
2 volumes, royal 8vo (229 x 140 mm). 8 engraved plates including frontispieces after Henry Fuseli (some offsetting from plates to titles, some light browning or spotting near plate margins). Full contemporary diced niger twice ruled in gilt, spines in 6 compartments with raised bands, gilt–lettering in two, Greek–key roll dentelles gilt, marbled edges, marbled endpapers.
FIRST FUSELI EDITION, LARGE PAPER COPY of the most desirable set of Cowper’s Poems that includes the striking Fuseli plates. Russell 96; Weinglass, pp. 267–274.