Rev William L Bowles (4 results)

Original Green Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Fifth Edition. viii, 205pp. A.e.g. Boards blind stamped & spine decorated in gilt. Tissue covered frontis. printed from a drawing on stone by W. Gauci of a St. Francis of Assisi style sylvan scene with the Andes in the background; a light water stain just affects the image at its fore margin. Rear board is also water stained externally at the same edge. Internally the book is unaffected with only an occasional light spot of foxing , a bold 19th century signature on the ffep and a pasted in catalogue entry for the book quoting Byron's observation of it that ' .a poet's last poem should be his best is the highest praise.'.…

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Boards. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 149 Pp. First Edition. The Major Antiquarian Work By Bowles, An English Priest, Poet And Critic. An Interesting Study On Avebury And The Philosophy Of The Druids, Drawing On Biblical, Archeological, And Historical Sources. (Coleridge Read And Enthusiastically Reviewed Bowles' Poetry, And It Was Very Well Received By Wordsworth.) This Copy Complete In The Original Boards And Endpapers, With Original Spine Label (Somewhat Age-Darkened), Hinges Solid, Immaculate Interior.…

Blue Pebble Grained Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Frontisportrait engraved by W. Humphreys xlv, (i), 118, (ii) pubs ads. Vignette engraving by (Mary?) Byfield. Half title present. Offsetting from portrait to title page & occasional spot of foxing as well as the partial erasure from the ffep of what appears to read "Please return to Bremhill Vicarage." Being Bowles' residence till his death in 1845 the supposition that this might be from his library seems reasonable. Red Morocco label lettered in gilt. Cloth covering lightly worn with split just starting at head of spine's junction with rear board.…