[Rarebooks] For Sale: Thomas Gray in Prize Binding
Bob Petrilla
petrillabooks at gmail.com
Thu Jun 23 07:53:54 EDT 2016
Gray, Thomas. THE POETICAL WORKS OF THOMAS GRAY . London: Printed for John
Sharpe,,,by C&C Whittingham, Chiswick, 1826. 1826 edition. pp: xxvii, 134;
frontispiece and five other engraved plates. Bound in black morocco, ruled
spine with gilt decorations and title, gilt-ruled panels with rosettes on
both covers, dentelles, all edges gilt, gilt seal of Winchester College on
both boards. Foxing to engravings, else fine. 6.5" x 3.75".
Provenance: Prize binding with Winchester College seal gilt-stamped on
cover. Mounted on the pastedown is a presentation slip in Latin,
accomplished by hand: "Hoc Praemium [to] Gulielmo Cosway...1841." $85.00
Trade terms, postpaid in US
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