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Adelphi: A Sketch of the Character, and an Account of the Last Illness, of the Late Rev. John Cowper, A.M.
London: Printed by C. Whittingham, and sold by T. Williams, 1802. [Spirituality] FIRST EDITION. Small octavo in half-sheets (17 x 10cm), pp.36. Later Victorian quarter maroon morocco with gilt titles to spine and marbled paper over boards. Heavily trimmed; remains of a black ink ownership to title page; lightly browned to preliminaries. Joints and boards rubbed with some bumping to edges. Very good. A record of the poet's interactions with his brother during his final illness, and the spiritually uplifting example of his peaceful death at the age of 33. Item #53503
Price: £250.00
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