0859673111
I.Gra.1976
[Elegy written in a country churchyard]
An elegy wrote in a country church yard : the Eton manuscript and the first edition, 1751 reproduced in facsimile / Thomas Gray
Ilkley, Yorkshire : Scolar Press, 1976.
42, [6], 11p : facsims. ; 23cm.
Given to Eton by Robert Birley.
Ms. signature: 'Robert Birley'.
Hardback.
Loose inside volume: review copy memorandum from Scolar Press, memorandum from the Times Literary Supplement to Sir Robert Birley, clipping of Birley's TLS review 'The poet's mind at work' (1977-05-27), British Museum postcard depicting ms. of Gray's Elegy with ms. inscription: 'Presented to the library by R.B. 24.8.63'.
Birley, Robert, 1903 - 1982 former owner.
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