BOOK, ‘An Elegy written in A Country Churchyard’, Thomas Gray
H2013.52
BOOK: small,black/brown leather book with Gray's Elegy' written in gold in ornate script across the front cover.The inside cover is brown/black.All subsequent cream pages are loose. The title page 'AN ELEGY/WRITTEN IN/A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD/BY THOMAS GRAY/WITH ILLUSTRATIONS/BY/ALFRED WOODRUFF'. The poem is extensively illustrated in sepia engravings. The last page has an engraving of Gray's tomb on with 'THE ENTIRE POEM INSCRIBED/THEREON'
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H2013.52 |
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| Accession Date: | 1 Jul 2014 |
| Acquisition Year: | 2012 |
| Credit: | Honoria Hassell Anderson and Patricia Anderson Wright Collection |
Material
| Paper/Paper | Leather, cardboard, paper | 0 - Whole |
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Measurement
| length | 125mm |
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| width | 110mm |
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| depth | 1.2cm |
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