N.p. Sever and Francis. N.d.. Hardcover. 24mo. 14.5cm, xii, 128p., 8 engraved plates with tissue guards, ornamental head & tail pieces, notes, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., full corrugated morocco, bevelled edges, ruled blind stamping & decoration, inner gilt dentelle decoration, raised bands with panel decoration, gilt spine title, cover & spine edges rubbed, bookplate on front paste down, former owner's inscription on front paste down, in fine (signed) bindings. ~ A finely bound edition of Thomas Gray's works with bindings signed by Macdonald and Sons. The book was printed at the University Press, Cambridge by Welch, Bigelow & Company. Birket Foster first illustrated Gray's Poems in 1855. This edition includes sixteen poems including "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard", eleven posthumous poems and fragments, and three extracts. The ornamental decorations are by W. Harry Rogers. A very attractive copy.

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Bookseller: Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 32545
Title: The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray
Author: GRAY, Thomas, illustrated by Birket Foster
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: N.p. Sever and Francis. N.d.
Keywords: ENGLISH LITERATURE POEMS GRAY ILLUSTRATION BIRKET FOSTER ROGERS FINE SIGNED BINDINGS

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Dentelle: Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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....
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...