Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1883. Hardcover. VG- (Very Good Minus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Birket Foster, W. L. Sheppard, W. L. Taylor, Francis Miller, et al. Mustard yellow cloth with elaborate imagery to front in black and gilt. Minor edgewear and light soil, and lightly bumped spine ends. Binding somewhat tender at first few pages, otherwise sound. All edges gilt, still bright. B/w illustrations. Early prev owner name and simple bookplate to front pastedown. Small number in ink to lower edge of rfep verso. No stamps. Not ex-library. Unpaginated.

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Bookseller: Albion Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002368
Title: Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
Author: Thomas Gray
Illustrator: Birket Foster, W. L. Sheppard, W. L. Taylor, Francis Miller, et al
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG- (Very Good Minus)
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Estes and Lauriat
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Date Published: 1883
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Weight: 2.00 lbs

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
RFEP: The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...