Gray's poetical works, : English and Latin, illustrated; / with introductory stanzas by the Rev. John Moultrie, M.A. and an original life of Gray, (written expressly for this edition,) by the Rev. John Mitford, M.A. ...
Thomas Gray (1716-1771)
Category
Books
Date
1847
Materials
Place of origin
Eton
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3207327
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2], vi, [2], lxvi, [2], 142, [2] p., [15] leaves of plates : ill. ; 8vo. Provenance: manuscript inscription on second front free endpaper: "James Lascelles from his sincere friends Temple Davies Reginald B. Knatchbull Clement W. Heniage. On his leaving Eton Christmas 1847." [i.e. Reverend Hon. James Walter Lascelles (1831–1901)]. Crest bookplate (not listed in Franks): 'Walter Charles Lascelles' with motto 'In solo Deo salus' [i.e. Captain Walter Charles Lascelles (1867-1911)]. Manuscript inscription on recto of first front free endpaper: "R.W. Ketton-Cremer Felbrigg 1952." [i.e. Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969)]. Capital letter "R" written in pencil on recto of first front free endpaper. Bookseller's codes in pencil on verso of first front free endpaper. Binding: nineteenth-century, full red morocco; blind tooled decorative border and corner pieces; gilt embossed centrepieces: Eton College Chapel on front board and Thomas Gray's monument in Stoke Poges on rear board; gilt tooled spine; gilt edges.
Makers and roles
Thomas Gray (1716-1771) John Mitford (1781-1859) John Moultrie (1799-1874)