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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.

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Brett, Oliver former owner.

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Added entry--place

England London.

Identifier

B45080
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