Illuminated Gray's elegy in "relievo" binding
Updated September 24, 2026
| Lot number | 77 |
| Estimate | 300.00 - 500.00 USD |
| Auction | Fall Rare Books, Manuscripts, Historical Prints, & Ephemera |
| Date | October 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Quinn's Auction Galleries |
| Location | Falls Church, Virginia |
GRAY, THOMAS; OWEN JONES, illuminator. Grey's Elegy. London: Longman and Co.; New York: Wiley and Putnam, [1846]. 8vo. 18 card leaves chromolithographed recto and verso reproducing illuminations by Jones. In calf "relievo" binding by Leake, rebacked, original yellow free-endpapers preserved with new yellow pastedown endpapers (covering binder's ticket), gilt turn ins, all edges gilt, contemporary gift inscription. Condition: Leaves a little dust soiled, repair to gutter at title, rebacked, some rubbing to boards.
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