Gray (Thomas). Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray, 1st edition, London: for R. Dodsley, 1753, [2] 36 [2] leaves (all printed on rectos only), half-title, engraved title-vignette, 6 plates, 6 head- and tailpieces and 6 initial figures, all by J. S. Müller or C. Grignion after Bentley, slight toning, half-title somewhat spotted and dust-soiled, shallow tide-mark to head of gutter of leaves 1-2, last two leaves ('Explanation of the Prints') browned, occasional light spotting and soiling elsewhere, free endpaper creased, contemporary sprinkled calf, front joint cracked at head and boot, a few scuffs and marks to sides, tips bumped, imperial 4to in half-sheets (37 x 25.4 cm) (Qty: 1) ESTC T122525; Hazen, A Bibliography of Horace Walpole 42; Rothschild 1061-2. First edition, with the half-title reading 'Drawings, &c'; there were two further editions in 1753, with identical title-pages to the first. 'The book is properly regarded as a landmark in the history of English book-illustration' (Hazen). 'A Long Story' is printed here for the first time, and the 'Explanation of the Prints' is by Horace Walpole Although there were no special copies on thick paper, this copy may be one of those identified by Hazen which, being unpressed, might give a similar appearance.
Gray (Thomas). Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray, 1st edition, London: for R. Dodsley, 1753, [2] 36 [2] leaves (all printed on rectos only), half-title, engraved title-vignette, 6 plates, 6 head- and tailpieces and 6 initial figures, all by J. S. Müller or C. Grignion after Bentley, slight toning, half-title somewhat spotted and dust-soiled, shallow tide-mark to head of gutter of leaves 1-2, last two leaves ('Explanation of the Prints') browned, occasional light spotting and soiling elsewhere, free endpaper creased, contemporary sprinkled calf, front joint cracked at head and boot, a few scuffs and marks to sides, tips bumped, imperial 4to in half-sheets (37 x 25.4 cm) (Qty: 1) ESTC T122525; Hazen, A Bibliography of Horace Walpole 42; Rothschild 1061-2. First edition, with the half-title reading 'Drawings, &c'; there were two further editions in 1753, with identical title-pages to the first. 'The book is properly regarded as a landmark in the history of English book-illustration' (Hazen). 'A Long Story' is printed here for the first time, and the 'Explanation of the Prints' is by Horace Walpole Although there were no special copies on thick paper, this copy may be one of those identified by Hazen which, being unpressed, might give a similar appearance.
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