Shelfmark
Ie10.5.20(03) (Copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Iaa2.4.22 (Copy 2)
Additional shelfmark
Sa1.6.13(02) (Copy 3)
Author
Title
Elegeia Thomæ Gray, Græce reddita..
Publication, distribution, etc.
Etonæ: : excudit T. Pote; veneunt etiam Londini apud T. Payne; J. Fletcher, Oxon. et J. et J. Merrill, Cantab., MDCCXCIII. [1793].
Physical description
[4], 9, [1] p. ; 20 cm. (4to)
Note
Translated by John Norbury, by whom the dedication is signed.
Citation/references note
ESTC, N1253
Provenance
[Copy 1] Ms. inscription: "For Anthony Storer Esq. with Dr Norbury's compliments"; ms. amendments made to text.
Provenance
[Copy 1] Eton College Library ink stamp.
Provenance
[Copy 3]: Inscription on title-page of volume 1 of the set: 'From the editor', with Dawson Turner's initials beneath. Card catalogue record states: 'This copy of the Mathias edition was presented by the editor to Dawson Turner'. Dawson Turner (1775-1858) added the Gray letters, the Norton Nicholls account of Thomas Gray, and the travel notes. Sold at the sale of Taylor's books, 1859, lot 219.
Provenance
[Copy 3]: Inscription on flyleaf: "John Dillon 1863". Dillon added some of the manuscript introductions and many engravings to the volumes. Sold by him at auction, Sotheby's June 1869.
Provenance
[Copy 3]: Armorial bookplate of Percy Morris (1867-1927), at Eton College 1881-1884. Given to Eton College Library by Morris in 1905. Percy Morris inherited the volumes from his father John Morris (1824-1905).
Binding
[Copy 1] Album has dark green leather half-binding with marbled paper covered boards and gilt decoration, with spine and cover title: 'Gray's Ode on a distant prospect'; marbled paper wrappers.
Binding
[Copy 2] Original wrappers; no covers.
Binding
[Copy 3]: 19th century half brown morocco; blue marbled paper covered boards; five raised bands; spine title: "Gray's works".
Copy-specific note
[Copy 1] Housed inside display album of other printed and manuscript items relating to Gray.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 1] Previously Az.3.1.6
Copy-specific note
[Copy 1] With autograph document signed by Dr Norbury, presenting the item to Dr Storer on May 19th [1793].
Copy-specific note
[Copy 2] Housed within an archival envelope.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 3]: This item is the second of seven items bound in the volume, which is the fifth of a five volume set. Volumes 1 to 3 are an extra-illustrated copy of the works of Thomas Gray (London, 1814) catalogued as Sa1.6.09 to Sa1.6.13. The fourth volume is largely manuscript material relating to Thomas Gray's travels, which have been catalogued as MS 413. The manuscript material in this volume is also described in the record for MS 413.
Added entry--name
Storer, Anthony Morris, 1746 - 1799 former owner.
Added entry--name
Norbury, John translator.
Added entry--name
Turner, Dawson, 1775 - 1858 former owner.
Added entry--name
Dillon, John former owner.
Added entry--name
Mitford, John, 1781 - 1859 former owner.
Added entry--place
England Eton.
Added entry--place
England Cambridge.
Added entry--place
England Oxford.
Language code
gre lat eng
Identifier
B44846