1716 1771 gray thomas (82 Ergebnisse)

Reprint. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 86 p ; 18 cm. Subjects; English literature. English fiction; 20th century. Poetry. Poets. 1 Kg.

Reprint. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 86 p ; 18 cm. Subjects; English literature. English fiction; 20th century. Poetry. Poets. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good paperback review copy; edges slightly dust-toned and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; 86 pages ; 18 cm. Bibliography: p. 19. Subjects; English poetry Poems. Selections. 18th century. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good paperback review copy; edges slightly dust-toned and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; 86 pages ; 18 cm. Bibliography: p. 19. Subjects; English poetry Poems. Selections. 18th century. 1 Kg.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition, Thus. Dark green cloth over the spine with gold titles to light green boards with a red front decoration; 8 inches tall; 21 pages; illustrate with green prints. The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean; light, even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with aging on the perimeter of the paper boards. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" holds a significant place in English literature. The poem explores universal themes such as mortality, the passage of time, and the inevitability of death, irrespective of one's social standing. Gray reflects on the lives of the common people buried in the churchyard and mourns their unrealized potential, emphasizing the shared human condition. Written during the mid-18th century, the poem was revolutionary in its focus on the lives of ordinary, rural people. In contrast to much contemporary poetry, which often glorified the aristocracy or heroic figures, Gray's elegy gave dignity and value to the simplicity of the common folk. Gray's contemplative tone and themes influenced countless poets, including the Romantics. His reflection on unfulfilled potential and respect for the natural world resonated deeply with later literary movements. [Adapted from Resources]. Illustrated by John O'Connor. (illustrator).…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Reprint. Near fine library copy in the original gilt-blocked boards. Cover slightly loose. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 328 pages including illustrations, facsimiles : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 19 cm. Subjects; Collins, Wilkie 1824-1889 ; Texts.Gray, Thomas 1716-1771 ; Texts. Collins, William : Works. English poetry. English poetry 18th century. 1 Kg.…

Reprint. Near fine library copy in the original gilt-blocked boards. Cover slightly loose. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 328 pages including illustrations, facsimiles : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 19 cm. Subjects; Collins, Wilkie 1824-1889 ; Texts.Gray, Thomas 1716-1771 ; Texts. Collins, William : Works. English poetry. English poetry 18th century. 1 Kg.…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Front hinge starting. Text block somewhat cracked between signatures but unread with pages unopened, and remains well-preserved overall. Series; Sir John Lubbock's hundred books ; 70 & 97. Physical description; Two volumes in one with continuous pagination : iv, 216 pages ; 19 cm. Subjects; English poetry 18th century. Gray, Thomas (1716-1771). Pope, Alexander (1688-1744). 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Front hinge starting. Text block somewhat cracked between signatures but unread with pages unopened, and remains well-preserved overall. Series; Sir John Lubbock's hundred books ; 70 & 97. Physical description; Two volumes in one with continuous pagination : iv, 216 pages ; 19 cm. Subjects; English poetry 18th century. Gray, Thomas (1716-1771). Pope, Alexander (1688-1744). 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. 12mo, xxiii, 390 pages. In Good minus condition. Spine is green with gold print. Boards in green cloth. Light edge wear. Text block has tinted top edge. Name in ink on front endpapers, penciled notes on rear endpapers. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #3. 1395992. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Hardcover. Octavo, 75 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine is tan with black print. Dust jacket has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, tear to rear panel, toning to spine, peripheral toning. Boards quarter bound with blue cloth to spine and white cloth to boards. Peripheral toning to white cloth. Text block has tanning/foxing to endpapers, large owner stamp on front endpapers, toning to pages adjacent to plates. Illustrated with b&w frontispiece and plates. "Gray's Elegy"- title on dust jacket. "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard"- half-title page. 1372197. FP New Rockville Stock.…

1917 Edition. "Oxford Edition.". Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, blind-bordered boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. ; 324 pages; Description: 324 p. Subjects: Poems - Thomas Gray. Poems - William Collins. 1 Kg. …

No Binding. Stipple engraving, from Biographical Magazine, fine delicate portrait with biographical information in letterpress below.

1917 Edition. "Oxford Edition.". Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, blind-bordered boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. ; 324 pages; Description: 324 p. Subjects: Poems - Thomas Gray. Poems - William Collins. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; [53] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Notes; Publisher's tan cloth binding; title and author stamped in gold in red compartments on spine and upper cover. Subjects; Gray, Thomas 1716-1771. English poetry 18th century. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth, in a very good, rubbed and sun-toned slip-case. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xv, 2 unnumbered pages, 32 leaves, 3 unnumbered, 8692 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes; The text accompanying the engravings follows closely the approved 1768 edition; the Eton College manuscript (likely the original draft) is printed in the final pages. Introduction by Hugh Walpole; illustrations by Agnes Miller Parker. Subjects; English poetry 18th century. Elegiac poetry, English. Illustrated books 20th century. 1 Kg.…

Physical description: viii, 87 p. ; 26 cm. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; [53] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Notes; Publisher's tan cloth binding; title and author stamped in gold in red compartments on spine and upper cover. Subjects; Gray, Thomas 1716-1771. English poetry 18th century. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth, in a very good, rubbed and sun-toned slip-case. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xv, 2 unnumbered pages, 32 leaves, 3 unnumbered, 8692 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes; The text accompanying the engravings follows closely the approved 1768 edition; the Eton College manuscript (likely the original draft) is printed in the final pages. Introduction by Hugh Walpole; illustrations by Agnes Miller Parker. Subjects; English poetry 18th century. Elegiac poetry, English. Illustrated books 20th century. 1 Kg.…

Physical description: viii, 87 p. ; 26 cm. 1 Kg.

First Edition thus. Good copy in the original colour-illustrated cloth boards, now lightly scuffed and dust-dulled. Corners and joints somewhat rubbed; endbands torn and fraying. Contemporary ownership inscription (1923) to half-title. Some smudges and dust scattered to the margins; a sound and attractive text block overall, with colour plates mounted to the versos. A well-preserved example. Physical description; 75, [3] pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm. Notes; 8 colour illustrations by G.F. Nicholls, mounted on versos. Printed on rectos only, in brown and green. Text within illustrated borders signed "RJR". Illustrated endpapers signed "RJR". Subjects; Elegiac poetry. English poetry. 18th century. 20th century. Illustrated. Colour plates. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original calf over marble boards. Raised bands with gilt-blocked titling. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Minor, generalized wear to the bands and panel edges. Remains uncommonly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 223 pages; Physical desc. : xvi, cxxiv, 223 p. : port. ; 17 cm. Marked vol. 1 but no more published. "The life of Thomas Gray, by John Mitford": p. [1]-xciii. Series: The Aldine edition of the British poets. Subject: English poetry - 18th century 1 Kg. …

First Edition thus. Good copy in the original colour-illustrated cloth boards, now lightly scuffed and dust-dulled. Corners and joints somewhat rubbed; endbands torn and fraying. Contemporary ownership inscription (1923) to half-title. Some smudges and dust scattered to the margins; a sound and attractive text block overall, with colour plates mounted to the versos. A well-preserved example. Physical description; 75, [3] pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm. Notes; 8 colour illustrations by G.F. Nicholls, mounted on versos. Printed on rectos only, in brown and green. Text within illustrated borders signed "RJR". Illustrated endpapers signed "RJR". Subjects; Elegiac poetry. English poetry. 18th century. 20th century. Illustrated. Colour plates. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original calf over marble boards. Raised bands with gilt-blocked titling. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Minor, generalized wear to the bands and panel edges. Remains uncommonly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 223 pages; Physical desc. : xvi, cxxiv, 223 p. : port. ; 17 cm. Marked vol. 1 but no more published. "The life of Thomas Gray, by John Mitford": p. [1]-xciii. Series: The Aldine edition of the British poets. Subject: English poetry - 18th century 1 Kg. …