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Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

, lv, 186 pages, [2], illustrated with 4 black and white plates

London: Whittingham, 1800. hardcover. good. Hand-colored frontispiece portrait, and 6 hand-colored plates, numerous engraved vignettes throughout, 223 pages. 12mo, full polished calf, gilt-decorated spine with raised bands, inner dentelles (leather rather worn; spine and hinge expertly repaired; spine label missing). London: Whittingham, 1800. Good.<br/> <br/>

York: A. Ward, Printer, 1778. Leather. Poor/No Jacket. Full speckled/spotted leather. 169; xv, 161; xii, 166; xiv, 239. Frontis portrait at the beginning of volume 1. A four volume edition of the poetry of Thomas Gray, as well as a biography and essay on his work. With the armorial bookplate of Francis Ormond French on the inside front cover of each volume. Thomas Gray was an 18th century English poet, perhaps best known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. POOR to GOOD condition, depending on the volume. Front cover of volume 1 VERY TENUOUSLY attached, perhaps becoming detached with any further handling. Front cover and first endpaper of volume 4 DETACHED. Volume 3's front cover somewhat tenuously attached. Uneven fading and darkening to the covers, with minor soiling and scuffing. Some cracking and scuffing to the leather. Hinges cracked and splitting along all 4 volumes. All spines chipped, flaking, cracking and worn, with labels missing. Text blocks solid. General minor browning and… Read More

London: Printed by H. Hughs and sold by J. Dodsley, 1775. Leather. Good Only. 11" by 8.5". None. A collection of the poetry of Thomas Gray, with an extensive memoir of his life. Second edition. Edited by W. Mason and with an additional memoir of the poets life. With an engraved frontispiece of Gray. Thomas Gray was a poet born in 1716. Publishing only 13 poems during his lifetime he gained great popularity, and was famously offered to position of Poet Laureate, which he declined. A lovely edition of Gray's poetical works ideal for those with an interest in the poetry of the 18th century. In a tree calf binding. Externally, sound, though with some wear to the extremities, including some rubbing. Front joint has failed, with board detached, and rear joint is tender. Small institutional label to front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright, with just a few instances of foxing. Good Only

London: Hughs for J. Dodsley and J. Todd, 1775. hardcover. good. The Second Edition. Frontispiece portrait. 416, 109pp. 4to, contemporary calf; worn, hinges reinforced. London: H. Hughs for J. Dodsley and J. Todd, 1775. Good.<br/><br/> "Elegy Written in a County Churchyard," other poems, and an extensive selection from correspondence, edited by his devoted disciple. Like Gray's few yet striking lyrics, "his letters are all but the best in the best age of letter-writing." DAB 470. Lowndes 931.<br/><br/>

London: J Dodsley; J Todd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and marked. 1" split to top hinge. Slight foxing. 1775. Second Edition. Green hardback leather cover. 280mm x 220mm (11" x 9"). 416pp, 110pp. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

York: Printed by A. Ward; and sold by J. Dodsley...; T. Cadell...; and J. Todd..., 1778. 4 volumes. 8vo, pp. [iv], 168 [169 Contents, 170 blank]; xv [xvi blank], 161 [162 blank]; xii, 166; xiv, 239 [240 blank], contemporary calf, gilt spines, morocco labels; no portrait in volume 1, two blank leaves, title-page and three following leaves wormed in volume 2 (slightly affecting "m" and "s" in "Poems"), tops and bases of spines chipped, joints a little fragile, but a decent set. Mason published the first collected edition of Gray's poems in 1775, four years after the poet's death in 1771. He included a number of poems that Gray had chosen not to print, and his biographical method, using Gray's letters to form a narrative, was innovative. Mason's memoirs of Gray's life have some utilitarian value, but later scholars have not forgiven him for falsifying some of the letters and destroying the originals.

London & York: Printed By A. Ward; and Sold By J. Dodsley & J. Todd.. Very Good. 1775. First Edition. 1/2 leather. Engraved frontis; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 533 pages; 1775 Printed By A. Ward; and Sold By J. Dodsley & J. Todd, York & London. 1st edition. Soundly bound quarto in period quarter calf with leather spine label and marbled paper covered boards. [iv], (1]) - 416; (1-3]) - 111, [2] pp. One blank at front followed by half title; page [112] a contents leaf and [113} errata, followed y 2 blanks. Mild cracking to leather top third of the front joint, but still sound and pliable. Light scuffing and rubbing to leather at spine and tips with expected light shelf rubbing to board surfaces. Cut paper bookplate of Louisa Catherine Sligo mounted to front pastedown. . The 1st edition in well preserved condition. VG ... Oversize book likely to require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

York: A. Ward | J. Dodsley; J. Todd, 1775. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Quarto; in mottled calf with a single rule in gilt to the perimeter of the boards; with gilt spine and morocco label; gilt roll to the turn-ins, and marbled endpapers; [5], 416 pages; 104 pages, with errata page; with engraved portrait by James Basire as frontispiece; with a silk ribbon marker; there is the beginnings of separation to the ends fo the gutters, but the boards are holding well.~~An attractive copy of the First Edition. Very Good binding.

London: A Ward, 1778. Leather. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A collection of Thomas Gray's poetry. With memoirs of Gray's life and writings written by W Mason. With a portrait frontispiece of Gray to volume I. Thomas Gray was an English poet, letter-writer and classical scholar. His best known work is his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. In quarter calf bindings with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with minor rubbing to the spine labels. Small amount of rubbing to the paper covered boards. Internalyl, all volumes are firmly bound. Title page to volume IV has signs of repair at bottom. Pages are slightly age toned with the odd spot throughout. Worming to the top margin of volume II for the last 50 pages, not affecting text. Worming to the bottom margins of the contents pages and to the final forty pages of volume four, not affecting text. Good

York: A. Ward; and sold by J. Dodsley. London, 1775. Hardcover. Very Good. 27 cm x 22 cm [iv], 416, 111 [112 Contents, 113 Errata, engraved portrait.The contents clean and tight with no inscriptions, booksellers catalouge listing tipped onto front paste down.Bound in the original full tan with calf red title label, slight crack to lower front spine edge. The binding tight and clean, a very good copy in the original state.

York: Printed by A. Ward;, 1775 Book. Good. Full-Leather. [iv], 416, 111, [3] pages. Some small worm holes to the fore margins of pages 105 of the second section through to the end. End papers are browned and stained. A few small tears to the page edges. Bookplate to the front pastedown of Frederick J.O. Montagu. In old leather boards, but with a modern replacement spine. The frontispiece has been trimmed and mounted on the half title page.There is ink offsetting to pages throughout. Light browning to pages throughout. Pages measure approximately 28 x 22 cm. A large and heavy volume.

York: Printed by A. Ward; and sold by J. Dodsley..., London..., 1775. FIRST COLLECTED COMPLETE EDITION. 4to, 266 x 205 mms., pp. [iv], 416, 111 [112 Contents, 113 Errata, 114 - 116 blank], engraved portrait (by James Basire after B. Wilson, contemporary diced calf, gilt spine, black leather label; lower portion of boards damp-stained, affecting lower corner of first five leads, joints cracked, corners worn. A serviceable copy, with the contemporary armorial bookplate of Charles Legh Hoskins Master on the front paste-down end-paper and an appreciative note on the verso of the front free marbled end-paper, but probably in a later hand and not that of Hoskins Master. In his last years, Gray (1716 - 1771) was Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, though he never gave an inaugural lecture. One of his last compositions, published in 1769, was an ode performed at the installation of His Grace Augustus-Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton, Chancellor of the University; this was set to music by the… Read More

London: printed by H. HHughs and sold by J. Dodsley, and J. Todd, York, 1775. 4to, pp. [4], 416; 109, [2]; engraved portrait frontispiece (a bit rubbed); contemporary tree calf, red morocco label on gilt-decorated spine; hinges neatly strengthened, small, neat repairs at the bottom of the spine; all else very good and sound. Armorial 18th century bookplate of Sir John Mordaunt. Johnson thought little of the biography which he considered "fit for the second table," but this criticism was largely due to political rather than literary tastes. "Mason took great liberties with the letters, considering them less as biographical documents than as literary material to be edited...The book, however, is in other respects, well done" (see DNB).

London:: Printed by H. Hughs; and sold by J. Dodsley,, 1775.. The Second Edition.. old full calf.. Some scattered very light and inoffensive foxing; joints cracked but cords still holding strong; leather rubbed at edges. . 4to,. Engraved frontispiece portrait.. Half-title present.

Glasgow: Foulis Press 1773. 32 mo. pp., [2], 55, [3] 84, [2], 107. Three works bound as one. The first two volumes are dated 1773, the final volume is dated 1771. Bound in a light brown full calf, with raised bands and a red morocco title label. Transference to pastedowns and endpapers, but the text is very good and clean. Binding slightly worn, with some rubbing to hinges and spine, but generally very good and tightly bound. Contemporary ownership signatures to title pages of each volume. . Very Good. Full Calf. 1773.

York; London; York: A. Ward; T. Cadell; J. Todd, 1773. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full early 1800s tree calf leather with gilt compartmented spine, red leather labels. Moderate wear with splitting of the leather at the joins as is common with calf leather this age. Covers still well attached. Moderate wear to the extremities, marbled endpapers, graved frontispiece to volume 1. Previous owner's name on the front flyleafs. Blue silk ribbon. Overall in GOOD condition. Photos available upon request.. Full Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.

London | Oxford: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley | Typographeo Clarendoniano | C. Corbett | apud J. Clarke & W. Owen, apud J. Fletcher & S. Parker, 1774. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Ten specimens of British poetry, almost all First Editions, bound together in one volume. Tenth Edition of Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. The First Edition thus, edited by Moncrief, of Lady Elizabeth Wardlaw's Hardyknute, which appeared previously in shorter Scottish editions, without notes. All other works are First Editions, and all works collate complete. Paul Whitehead's satire of Walpole, The State of Rome under Nero and Domitian, and Thomas Gray's Odes [1757]. Also with John Gilbert Cooper's Epistles to the Great, and The Call of Aristippus; Mark Akenside's Ode to the Country Gentlemen of England; William King's Oratio in Theatro Sheldoniano; Thomas Warton's Mons Catharinae, Prope Wintoniam; Robert Nugent's Epistle to the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole. Most of the collection were… Read More