Horace Walpole and his world : select passages from his letters / edited by L.B. Seeley ... With eight illustrations after Sir Joshua Reynolds and Sir Thomas Lawrence
by Walpole, Horace (1717-1797)
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor to good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Hinges starting. Boards dust-stained. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Some foxing to spine cover. Scattered foxing internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 296 pages; 21cm : 8 portrait (including frontispiece). Notes: Includes bibliographical references.Contents: Death and life. -- Architect of his fate. -- The love of humanity. -- Nala the silent. -- Renunciation.Subjects: Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 ; Correspondence.Walpole, Horace 1717-1797. Art historians England 18th century ; Correspondence. Novelists, English 18th century ; Correspondence.Historiens d'art Angleterre 18e sicle Correspondance.Romanciers anglais 18e sicle ; Correspondance.Art historians. Novelists, English. England. Biography. WalpoleLetters. WalpoleIllustrations.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 391461
- Title
- Horace Walpole and his world : select passages from his letters / edited by L.B. Seeley ... With eight illustrations after Sir Joshua Reynolds and Sir Thomas Lawrence
- Author
- Walpole, Horace (1717-1797)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday
- Date Published
- 1884
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