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GRAY'S ELEGY, Translated into Greek Elegiacs.
Cambridge: Deighton, Bell, and Co., 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. This translation of Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (1751) into Greek hexameter is dedicated to Sir Alexander Cockburn, the Lord Chief Justice. Small octavo. In a full green morocco binding by Zaehnsdorf, with decorative gilt stamping, two raised bands, and marbled endpapers. Very light sun fading along the spine; else near fine. Near fine. Item #71717
Price: $100.00
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