GRAY, Thomas; Mr. R. Bentley: Designs by Mr. R. Bentley for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray.

R Dodsley, 1753, 1st. Edn. Text printed only on one side of the paper. With an engraved vignette to the title page, 6 full page engraved plates & 12 large vignettes after Bentley. Folio (35.5x25.5 cm). Full leather with gilt design to upper and lower covers and stamped on the rear edge with a small fish (possibly a "Lorenz Schwartz" binding, but no signature other than the small fish. Marbled endpapers and a.e.g. A nameplate to front pastedown.

Provenance:

From the library of Michael Kuczynski