POEMS BY MR. GRAY [WITH PROVENANCE]
by Gray, Thomas. 1716-1771
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
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About This Item
London: J. Dodsley. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1768. Hardcover. POETRY; 18th Century; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" ; [4],119,[3]p. pages; Contemp. Speckled calf, maroon morocco spine label, scuffed joints & extremities rubbed. Free endpaper starting to detach. Browning at edges of front and back matter, close tear in leaf B2 - negligible paper loss. Scattered minor spotting. Rothschild 1071. Provenance- Bob E Liles [signed]; Sessler's Book Store, Mabel Zahn [laid in approval card]; Wasserman. ESTC T136298. This is the first London and not the new edition. Ist collected appearance of Elegy. .
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- Title
- POEMS BY MR. GRAY [WITH PROVENANCE]
- Author
- Gray, Thomas. 1716-1771
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- J. Dodsley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1768
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- 1st Edition;
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