The works of Thomas Gray; Vol. I. Containing the poems, with critical notes; a life of the author; and an essay on his poetry; by the Rev. John Mitford. Vol. II. Containing the letters; with important additions and corrections from his own manuscripts. Selected and edited by the Rev. John Mitford

Gray, Thomas

Published by printed for J. Mawman, 39, Ludgate-Street, by H. Bryer, Bridge-Street, Blackfriars, London, 1816

About this Item

First edition, 2 volumes, 4to, pp. [12], clxxvi, 242, [2]; xviii, [2] errata, 586, [2] Mawman ads; engraved frontispiece portrait in each volume; original blue paper-covered boards, brown muslin shelfbacks, printed paper labels on spines; joints cracked on volume I, boards soiled, labels rubbed, light foxing on prelims and terminals; a good set, or better. Above the table of contents in volume II, in a contemporary hand: "Gray's letters are delightful." A printer's imprint on the final leaf of volume I reads: "S. Hamilton, printer, Weybridge, Surrey" (possibly just the final I gathering?) and the rear free endpaper bears an 1825 watermark suggesting the sheets were bound ten years after publication.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The works of Thomas Gray; Vol. I. Containing the poems, with critical notes; a life of the author; and an essay on his poetry; by the Rev. John Mitford. Vol. II. Containing the letters; with important additions and corrections from his own manuscripts. Selected and edited by the Rev. John Mitford
• Publisher: printed for J. Mawman, 39, Ludgate-Street, by H. Bryer, Bridge-Street, Blackfriars, London
• Publication Date: 1816
• Edition: First Edition.
• Seller catalogs:
  • English Literature
  • Poetry