Ie10.5.17 (Copy 1)
Ie10.5.18 (Copy 2)
An ode on a distant prospect of Eton College, 1747 / Thomas Gray.
[Oxford : Printed by Frederick Hall at the Clarendon Press and sold by H. Milford, 1924].
[8], 8, [2] p. ; 34 cm.
"Five hundred and fifty copies have been printed of which five hundred are for sale.".
"The present reprint follows Mr. T.J. Wise's ... copy of the excessively rare original", published London: printed for R. Dodsley; and sold by M. Cooper, 1747.
Imprint from preliminaries.
"Printed by Frederick Hall M.A. at the Clarendon Press Oxford England 1924. And sold by Humphrey Milford M.A. Publisher to the University of Oxford".
Facsimile.
[Copy 1] Ms. inscription: "A.B.R. [A.B.Ramsay] from Roger Mynors 7-9 March 1925".
[Copy 2] Eton College Library bookplate.
[Copy 1] and [Copy 2] Original marbled wrappers; label printed on upper cover; sewn gathering; pages unopened.
Ramsay, A. B., 1872 - 1955 former owner.
Mynors, R.A.B., 1903 - 1989 inscriber.
Oxford University Press publisher, printer.
England Oxford.
B44806