Author: Horatio Walpole, and edited by Thomas Park
Title: A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland and Ireland with Lists of Their Works: By the Late Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford
Description: London , John Scott, 1806. Leather. A catalogue of the works of noble and royal authors of Britain, including Elizabeth I, James II, Anne Boleyn and many more. Illustrated throughout with one hundred and forty-nine engraved portraits (collated complete). Written by the fourth Earl of Orford, Horatio Walpole. Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 2 March 1797) was an English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician. Including details of the works written by each author. Enlarged and continued by Thomas Park. Thomas Park (17591834) was an English antiquary and bibliographer, also known as a literary editor. Bookplate of A. W. Clifford to front pastedown of volume III. Complete in five volumes. In straight-grained morocco bindings. Externally, quite smart, though with some rubbing to the extremities and a few marks. Some spotting to the front board of volume V. One joint starting, with five hinges strained. One hinge is tender and may detach from the textblock edge. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright, and generally clean, with just some intermittent foxing and the occasional handling marks. Slight offsetting from the plates also. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
Keywords: Walpole Anne Boleyn Elizabeth I Royalty Anne Boleyn None
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Title: A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland and Ireland with Lists of Their Works: By the Late Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford
Description: London , John Scott, 1806. Leather. A catalogue of the works of noble and royal authors of Britain, including Elizabeth I, James II, Anne Boleyn and many more. Illustrated throughout with one hundred and forty-nine engraved portraits (collated complete). Written by the fourth Earl of Orford, Horatio Walpole. Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 2 March 1797) was an English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician. Including details of the works written by each author. Enlarged and continued by Thomas Park. Thomas Park (17591834) was an English antiquary and bibliographer, also known as a literary editor. Bookplate of A. W. Clifford to front pastedown of volume III. Complete in five volumes. In straight-grained morocco bindings. Externally, quite smart, though with some rubbing to the extremities and a few marks. Some spotting to the front board of volume V. One joint starting, with five hinges strained. One hinge is tender and may detach from the textblock edge. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright, and generally clean, with just some intermittent foxing and the occasional handling marks. Slight offsetting from the plates also. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
Keywords: Walpole Anne Boleyn Elizabeth I Royalty Anne Boleyn None
Price: GBP 320.00 = appr. US$ 456.96 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: SET23-F-5
- Book number: SET23-F-5
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