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Poems by Mr Gray
by Thomas Gray
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good.
- Seller
-
Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J Dodsley, 1768. Hardcover. Good.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The New edition of the first edition also published in 1768. Bound in contemporary tan calf. Raised bands to spine with gilt decoration and red title label. Edges are very rubbed and worn. Shoulders are splitting and front and rear hinges are loose. Small stains and spotting to boards. Pages are age tanned but bright and clean. Previous owner's signature on fep - a Miss J Gray, dated 1795. Possibly a relation of Gray's though he was unmarried and his siblings all died in infancy. A very nice copy. 1768
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4643
- Title
- Poems by Mr Gray
- Author
- Thomas Gray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J Dodsley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1768
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Reader’s Books
Biblio member since 2019
Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
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