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The Letters of Thomas Gray, chronologically arranged from the Walpole and Mason collections.
by GRAY Thomas 1716-1771
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Piccadilly. London: John Sharpe, 1827. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. MURRAY G. RW.. Vol 1 & 2 complete, bound as 1, 1st ed, VG+, 1819. In full calf, gilt and blind edge tooling, corners and edges lightly bumped and worn. Spine, decorative gilt tooling, titles in gilt to dark green morocco label. Internally, decorative gilt tooling to board edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, text block edges marbled, small bookbinder label to fpd, ink 1886 dedication to verso ffep, engraved title page with vignette, half title, [3], 4-173 pp, [1], 1 pl. [3], 4-156 pp, 1 pl, printed by T Davison, small calf piece at spine head lacking (see photo). Each volume has an engraved titlepage, engraved, dated 1819, the half-titles are dated 1827? a bit of a mystery!. (129*82 mm). Rare, copies at BL, Aberdeen and Oxford only.
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- Bookseller
- Madoc Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005652
- Title
- The Letters of Thomas Gray, chronologically arranged from the Walpole and Mason collections.
- Author
- GRAY Thomas 1716-1771
- Illustrator
- MURRAY G. RW.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Sharpe
- Place of Publication
- Piccadilly. London
- Date Published
- 1827
- Size
- 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.66 lbs
- Keywords
- Gray English poetry
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- G
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- Morocco
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