GRAY'S ELEGY. The Borders Designed & Illuminated by Lady Willoughby.
London: Printed and Published by Day & Son, Limited. [1866]. 1st edition thus (Northup 629). Date of publication from Northup. Unpaginated, though 24 pp. Printed recto only, with blank guard sheets between each printed leaf. Illuminated borders, with vignettes, surrounding Gray's text, generally 3 stanzas per page. Folio. 14-1/8" x 11" Original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering / device to front cover, bevelled edges. Modern eps [pale yellow, after the original]. AEG. General binding wear / soiling. Occasional foxing, per usual. A VG copy of an uncommon edition of Gray, tastefully employing the chromolithographic printing process, of which Day was an acknowledged, and accomplished, practitioner. Item #50448
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