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GRAY, THOMAS. Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray. 6 engraved plates, 13 vignettes, and 6 initials by Müller and Grignion after Richard Bentley. [2], 35, [3] leaves. Large 4to, 365x265 mm, needs rebinding; marginal dampstaining on opening leaves. London: R. Dodsley, 1753
first edition, second issue, with "Designs, &c." on half-title. Horace Walpole wrote the Explanation of the Prints at end. Northup 178; Rothschild 1063; Hazen (Walpole) 42; Ray, The Illustrator and the Book in England, page 4 ("fine rococo book, with neo-Gothic intrusions").
