gray thomas 1716 (56 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.

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 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: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by John O'Connor. (illustrator). 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].

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.

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.

Zustand: New. pp. 418.

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

Zustand: New. pp. 428.

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.

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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. MURRAY G. RW. (illustrator). First Edition. Vol 1 & 2 complete, bound as 1, 1st ed, VG+, 1819. In full calf, gilt and blind edge tooling, corners and edges lightly bumped and worn. Spine, decorative gilt tooling, titles in gilt to dark green morocco label. Internally, decorative gilt tooling to board edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, text block edges marbled, small bookbinder label to fpd, ink 1886 dedication to verso ffep, engraved title page with vignette, half title, [3], 4-173 pp, [1], 1 pl. [3], 4-156 pp, 1 pl, printed by T Davison, small calf piece at spine head lacking (see photo). Each volume has an engraved titlepage, engraved, dated 1819, the half-titles are dated 1827? a bit of a mystery! (129*82 mm). Rare, copies at BL, Aberdeen and Oxford only.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. HAMILTON W. Fuseli H. (illustrator). A New Edition. VG, 1801, 6 pls, New Ed. In attractive maroon full long grained morocco, a little worn & bumped to corners & edges, blind & gilt edge tooling, a couple of small marks. Spine, faded, gilt tooling & title, edges worn & bumped. Internally, [3], (vi-xxix), [1], [3], 4-162 pp, 6 pls (B&W), lacks half title, marbled endpapers, 2 small paper items tipped into front pastedown, ink name to head of title page, ink name to head of advert, some offsetting, a.e.g., printed by W Bulmer and Co. A nice copy. The first edition appeared a year earlier. (184*111 mm). Gray, poet and literary scholar, whose letters show him clearly to have been a man of his age, more precisely a gentleman of his age, who numbered among his private accomplishments the occasional composition of poetry, who wished to share with others only those poems which met his own standards of excellence, and who, except for the two Pindaric odes, was reluctant to see any of them appear in print. See ODNB.

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

1st edition. Etonian presentation copy privately printed at the Riccardi Press for Eton College. Presented for Clive Herbert Wilson. Finely found in full vellum. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 87p; 26cm. Subjects: 1701-1800. Odes, English; Early works to 1800. Genre: Poetry. Collections. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Etonian presentation copy privately printed at the Riccardi Press for Eton College. Presented for Edwardo Norman Butler, includes his bookplate. Finely found in full vellum. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 87p; 26cm. Subjects: 1701-1800. Odes, English; Early works to 1800. Genre: Poetry. Collections. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Etonian presentation copy privately printed at the Riccardi Press for Eton College. Presented for Johanni Francisco Ford. Finely found in full vellum. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 87p; 26cm. Subjects: 1701-1800. Odes, English; Early works to 1800. Genre: Poetry. Collections. 1 Kg.

Private edition. Very good copy in the original full gilt-blocked vellum over bevelled boards with armonial motif to front board. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Copy contains Etonian prize label inscribed to Simon Jacobs Mosley, laid in privately printed for Eton in Riccardi Press font by the Medici Society. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 87 pages; Physical desc.: 87 p. 25 cm. Subject: Poetry -- Thomas Gray. 1 Kg.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Mr. R. Hesketh (illustrator). Pbk, [22]p. ill. drawings. Testun yn Gymraeg a Saesneg / Text in Welsh and English. Cyflwr yn dda iawn / Very good condition. [English poetry Translations into Welsh] q1319 / m13342.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A fine engraved portrait. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive, decorative and unusual. c. 1790.

Third Edition, Carefully Corrected. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Provenance; from the library of Seminarii S. Ioannis with its bookplate and library marks. Physical description; vol. I (only): 324 pages. Subjects; Gray, Thomas (1716-1771) ; Correspondence. Poets, English 18th century ; Correspondence. Poets, English 18th century ; Biography. Genre; Biography. 1 Kg.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A splendid engraved portrait, printed in circa 1788. Mounted and ready to frame. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase an attractive and decorative engraved portrait.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A splendid original engraved portrait of an eminent person. Professionally mounted and ready to frame. Unusual, attractive and decorative.

First Edition. Near-fine copy in quarter cloth over stiff card decorated boards with gilt-blocked lettering to the spine. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 21 pages ; 12 cm. Notes; Wood engravings by John O'Connor. Subjects; English poetry - (1660-1788) - Works. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Good copy in the original full aniline calf leather. Raised bands. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Inner and outer gilt borders. Spine worn; spine bands and panel edges rubbed and bumped as with age. Light foxing throughout. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 415, [1] pp., [4] leaves of plates : ill., port ; 29 cm. Subjects; Gray, Thomas 1716-1771 Correspondence. English poetry 18th century. Letters and letter writing. Poetry. 1 Kg.

Hard back binding in publisher's original full vellum covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, gilt insignia to the upper panel, top edge gilt, fore and lower page edges untrimmed, marble end papers. Quarto 10½'' x 8''. Contains [xvi] 87 [i] printed pages of text. From the library of Captain Roderic Miles Doughty Thesiger [1915-2005], brother of Wilfred Patrick Thesiger [1910-2003] with the Eton College Latin dedication page SIGNED by Roderic Miles Doughty Thesiger and Claudius Aurelius Elliott. The boards are slightly sprung, minor tanning to the paper and in Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.

Good copy finely bound in the original full aniline calf. Gilt-blocked leather label to spine. Raised bands and spine compartments uniformly tooled; very impressively finished. All edges marbled; with marbled end-papers. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description: xx, 545, [1] pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 13 cm. Subjects: Gray, Thomas 1716-1771 ; Correspondence. Poets, English 18th century ; Biography. 1 Kg.