Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray.
Thomas Gray (1716-1771)
Category
Books
Date
1753
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3049921
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8]p.,35,[1] leaves, [6] leaves of plates . ill.. . 4to.. Imperfect; wanting half-title. 'The explanation of the prints' ([4] p.) is bound at the end. Identified in 1768 catalogue: Aa.1 (6 in later hand).. Provenance: Bookplate: Harry Grey (1715-1768) pre-1736; anonymous armorial. Not in Franks or Viner.. Binding: Sprinkled calf binding; double gilt fillet border on boards; blind roll on board edges; double gilt fillets on spine, title label missing.
Makers and roles
Thomas Gray (1716-1771) Richard Bentley (1708–1782) Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717 - 1797)