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Thomas Gray. Odes. Strawberry Hill: for R. and J. Dodsley, 1757....
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Thomas Gray. Odes. Strawberry Hill: for R. and J. Dodsley, 1757.4to (275 x 214 mm). 21 pp. Engraved vignette on title. Disbound, uncut; quarter morocco slipcase.
FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST BOOK FROM STRAWBERRY HILL PRESS. Printing began under Horace Walpole's direction in July of 1757. Gray was skeptical of entrusting the work to his friend, but yielded to his entreaty and later reported that the copies he saw were "very pleasant to the eye, and will do no dishonour to your Press."
Condition: Some splitting along spine folds from previous binding, with trace of remnants from original binding. Some light toning and spotting.
References: Hazen 1; Hayward 174; Northup 180; Rothschild 1067.
Provenance: William E. Stockhausen (his sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 20 November 1974, lot 224; purchased from Seven Gables Bookshop, Inc., New York, 5 November 1975. From the William A. Strutz Library.
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2024 December 11 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part II, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6300 (go to Auction Home page)
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