Accession number
PML 145583
Creator
Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771.
Published
York : Printed by A. Ward; and sold by J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall, London; and J. Todd, Stonegate, 1775.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
In two parts, "Memoirs of the life and writings of Mr. Gray" and "The poems of Mr. Gray", with separate pagination and signatures; the second part includes "Imitations, variations, and additional notes" (p. [73]-111).
The "Memoirs" consists in large part of Gray's letters to various persons, as well as letters of Richard West to him.
Collation: 4to: pi2 A-3F4, a-o4 chi1 [$4(+A3,4) signed; missigning o1,2 as O1,2]; 267 leaves, pp. [4] [1] 2-416, 2[1-3] 4-71 [72-75] 76-111 [112] [2].
Frontispiece, portrait of Mr. Gray, signed at foot of large laurel wreath, Engrav'd by James Basire. Also signed "W. Mason & B. Wilson, Vivi memores delineavere." Publish'd according to Act of Parliament March 1st 1775.
Errata on recto of final leaf.
Library's copy has t.p. for the first part of the volume, "Memoirs of the life and writings of Mr. Gray", misplaced and bound in between p. 376-377.
The "Memoirs" consists in large part of Gray's letters to various persons, as well as letters of Richard West to him.
Collation: 4to: pi2 A-3F4, a-o4 chi1 [$4(+A3,4) signed; missigning o1,2 as O1,2]; 267 leaves, pp. [4] [1] 2-416, 2[1-3] 4-71 [72-75] 76-111 [112] [2].
Frontispiece, portrait of Mr. Gray, signed at foot of large laurel wreath, Engrav'd by James Basire. Also signed "W. Mason & B. Wilson, Vivi memores delineavere." Publish'd according to Act of Parliament March 1st 1775.
Errata on recto of final leaf.
Library's copy has t.p. for the first part of the volume, "Memoirs of the life and writings of Mr. Gray", misplaced and bound in between p. 376-377.
Description
416, 111 p., [1] leaf of plates : (port.) ; 28 cm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Cream morocco tooled in gilt and blind, by Charles Meyer, with his ticket.
Classification
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