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Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray
Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray, Thomas Gray. Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771. Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782. [8]p.,35,[1] leaves,plates : ill. ; 4⁰. London : printed for R. Dodsley, 1753. The poems are printed and foliated on the recto only. The 'Explanation of the prints', by Horace Walpole, is printed on both the recto and verso. According to Hazen, there were three distinct editions dated 1753, all with identical wording on the titlepage. Hazen suggests that this is the second edition; the half-title reads: 'Designs, &c.'; there is an exclamation mark in the rows of printer's flowers on the third and fourth pages of the 'Explanation of the prints'; the compositor ran out of the letter "d" and used an inverted "p" for the last seven occurences on p.26. Reproduction of original from the Harvard University Houghton Library. Hazen, 42 English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT75219. Electronic data. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Page image (PNG). Digitized image of the microfilm version produced in Woodbridge, CT by Research Publications, 1982-2002 (later known as Primary Source Microfilm, an imprint of the Gale Group).
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