Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
by Gray, Thomas
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Sisters, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1884. Harry Fenn Edition. Stamped cloth. Very good. Harry Fenn. 8vo., unpaginated, exquisite gilt decorated embossed front cover, a.e.g., illustrated by Harry Fenn. -- Spine tips and corners have moderate rubbing. - Many of the illustrations in this edition of Gray's Elegy are from sketches taken of "Stokes Pogis", the scene of the poem, by Mr. Fenn, and all of them were made for this edition. --. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard is a poem by Thomas Gray, completed in 1750 and first published in 1751. The poem's origins are unknown, but it was partly inspired by Gray's thoughts following the death of the poet Richard West in 1742.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lonesome Water Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8929
- Title
- Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
- Author
- Gray, Thomas
- Illustrator
- Harry Fenn
- Format/Binding
- Stamped cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Harry Fenn Edition
- Publisher
- Roberts Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- Antiquarian Books, English Literature, Poetry, Thomas Gray, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books, Arts & Crafts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Lonesome Water Books
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About the Seller
Lonesome Water Books
Biblio member since 2003
Sisters, Oregon
About Lonesome Water Books
We are a brick and mortar store located in Beautiful Sisters, Oregon. We have a stock of approximately 10,000 books, 80 percent of which are hardbound. We also carry old prints (decorative and original) and maps.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...