The poems of Mr. Gray. To which are prefixed memoirs of his life and writings

by Mr. Mason, M.A. The second edition by Thomas Gray

$275 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

London: printed by H. HHughs and sold by J. Dodsley, and J. Todd, York, 1775. 4to, pp. 4 , 416; 109, 2 ; engraved portrait frontispiece a bit rubbed ; contemporary tree calf, red morocco label on gilt-decorated spine; hinges neatly strengthened, small, neat repairs at the bottom of the spine; all else very good and sound. Armorial 18th century bookplate of Sir John Mordaunt. Johnson thought little of the biography which he considered fit for the second

• Binding: Leather

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