WORKS
by GRAY, THOMAS
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
1807. GRAY, Thomas. WORKS. Containing his Poems, and Correspondence with Several Eminent Literary Characters. To Which are Added, Memoirs of his Life and Writings, by W. Mason. The Third Edition, Carefully Corrected. In Two Volumes. London: Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe; J. and A. Arch; J. Walker; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; J. Murray; and J. Booker; 1807. 8vo., full green mottled calf, morocco labels, marbled endpapers, spine in gilt. Bookplates, bookstamp, signature in ink. Endpapers foxed, and offsetting from the frontispiece. Wear at spine, edges; else very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boston Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28818
- Title
- WORKS
- Author
- GRAY, THOMAS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1807
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Boston Book Company
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About the Seller
Boston Book Company
Biblio member since 2006
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
About Boston Book Company
Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....