Gray's Elegy. Longman and Co, London, 1846 by Thomas Gray and illuminator Owen Jones.
DESCRIPTION: Quarto, 36 unnumbered pages on 18 thick card leaves, chromolithographed illumination by Owen Jones throughout, bound in original heavy stamped leather 'releivo' binding with ticket of Remnant & Edmonds, London, yellow endpapers, all edges gilt. First Edition.
FURTHER COMMENT:
a nice example of this famous Owen Jones illuminated gift book.
SIZE: 255 x 175mm
CONDITION: binding a little surface rubbed as usual to the raised areas and with just a little wear to spine ends, but generally a sound clean copy.