London: Limited Editions Club, 1938. Hardcover. Small tape stains to endpapers; spine a little sunned. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Agnes Miller Parker. Small quarto (7" x 10") bound in forest green buckram with a relief design stamped in silver on the front cover, 92 pages. Beautifully illustrated with 32 full-page wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker sketched in the very same country church-yard that inspired the poem. Copy #166 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 017390
Title: ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH-YARD
Author: GRAY, Thomas (Agnes Miller PARKER)
Illustrator: Agnes Miller Parker
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Small tape stains to endpapers; spine a little sunned. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1938
Keywords: Signed, Wood Engravings, Illustrated Books, Poetry, Limited Editions Club, Fine Press, Agnes Miller Parker, 18th Century British Literature, Literature: English
Bookseller catalogs: 18th Century British Literature;

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Charles Agvent

All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.

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Charles Agvent

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We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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