The correspondence of Thomas Gray and William Mason, :. to which are added some letters addressed by Gray to the Rev. James Brown... / With notes and illustrations by the Rev. John Mitford...
John Mitford (1781-1859)
Category
Books
Date
1853
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3208975
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxxviii, [2], 485, [5] p. ; 8vo. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front free endpaper: "Wyndham from Hugh G. Cambridge. 9 August 1947." [i.e. Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969)]. Capital letter "R" written in pencil on recto of front free endpaper. Bookseller's price ("15/-") written in pencil on verso of front free endpaper. Binding: nineteenth-century, full publisher's green cloth; double blind fillet to form an outer border with blind stamps at corners (leaves) and halfway along each side (floral sprays); centre panel with double blind fillet to form a border; blind lozenge centrepiece with blind stamps at corners (leaves) and halfway along each side of lozenge (fleurons); gold lettering on spine; blind stamped panel on spine; binder's ticket on rear pastedown: 'Bound by Edmonds & Remnants. London'.
Makers and roles
John Mitford (1781-1859) The Reverend Willliam Mason (1725-1797) Thomas Gray (1716-1771)