Shelfmark
Ie10.5.17 (Copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Ie10.5.18 (Copy 2)
Author
Title
An ode on a distant prospect of Eton College, 1747 / Thomas Gray.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Oxford : Printed by Frederick Hall at the Clarendon Press and sold by H. Milford, 1924].
Physical description
[8], 8, [2] p. ; 34 cm.
Note
"Five hundred and fifty copies have been printed of which five hundred are for sale.".
Note
"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.
Note
Imprint from preliminaries.
Note
"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".
Note
Facsimile.
Provenance
[Copy 1] Ms. inscription: "A.B.R. [A.B.Ramsay] from Roger Mynors 7-9 March 1925".
Provenance
[Copy 2] Eton College Library bookplate.
Binding
[Copy 1] and [Copy 2] Original marbled wrappers; label printed on upper cover; sewn gathering; pages unopened.
Subject
Genre/Form
Facsimiles.
Genre/Form
Odes.
Added entry--name
Ramsay, A. B., 1872 - 1955 former owner.
Added entry--name
Mynors, R.A.B., 1903 - 1989 inscriber.
Added entry--name
Oxford University Press publisher, printer.
Added entry--place
England Oxford.
Identifier
B44806