Shelfmark
Iaa2.5.23
Author
Uniform title
[Elegy written in a country churchyard. English]
Title
An elegy written in a country church yard..
Edition
The fourth edition, corrected.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall ; and sold by M. Cooper in Pater-noster-Row., 1751..
Physical description
11, [1] p. ; 25 cm. (4to)
Note
Anonymous. By Thomas Gray.
Note
In this fourth edition; the misspelling of "unnecessary" in the 'Advertisement' on p. [3] is misspelled "unnessary".
Note
Price from imprint: price Six-Pence.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T71258
Provenance
Ms. inscription: "O. Manning", possibly in Thomas Gray's hand suggesting this a presentation copy.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Oliver Brett.
Provenance
Pictorial bookplate of John Drinkwater, and his inscription: "John Drinkwater 1920".
Provenance
Eton College Library bookplate, with ms. inscription: "1992".
Binding
19th/20th century blue morocco half binding, with blue cloth covered boards; blind-tooled double fillet border along binding edge; gilt lettering on spine.
Copy-specific note
Second leaf has blank corner excised.
Subject
Elegiac poetry, English Early works to 1800.
Genre/Form
Elegies.
Added entry--name
Dodsley, Robert, 1703 - 1764 publisher.
Added entry--name
Cooper, Mary, ? - d. 1761 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Manning, Owen, 1721 - 1801 former owner.
Added entry--name
Brett, Oliver former owner.
Added entry--name
Drinkwater, John, 1882 - 1937 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B45080