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Gray, Thomas; Bentley, Richard (illus.) Designs by Mr. R. Bentley for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray....
Gray, Thomas; Bentley, Richard (illus.)
Designs by Mr. R. Bentley for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray. R. Dodsley, 1753. 4to, half green leather; eng. tit., full-page frontis. and head- and tail-pieces to each poem. First ed., but not first printing ("Designs" not "Drawings" on title).
Bentley was a protege of Horace Walpole and helped with the gothic decor of Strawberry Hill.
Designs by Mr. R. Bentley for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray. R. Dodsley, 1753. 4to, half green leather; eng. tit., full-page frontis. and head- and tail-pieces to each poem. First ed., but not first printing ("Designs" not "Drawings" on title).
Bentley was a protege of Horace Walpole and helped with the gothic decor of Strawberry Hill.
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