Main entry:

Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.

Title & Author:

Strawberry Hill, the renowned seat of Horace Walpole : Mr. George Robins is honoured by having been selected by the Earl of Waldegrave, to sell by public competition, the valuable contents of Strawberry Hill : and it may fearlessly be proclaimed as the most distinguished gem that has ever adorned the annals of auctions. It is definitely fixed for Monday, the 25th day of April, 1842, and twenty-three following days ...

Publication:

[London] : [George Robins], [1842]?

Description:

xxiv, 250 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 27 cm

Notes:
Added wood-engraved illustrated t.p. reads: A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.
Cover title: A catalogue of the contents of Strawberry Hill. Signed George Robins.
"Smith and Robins, printers, King Street, Long Acre"--Colophon
"Strawberry Hill" (p. vii-xx) is reprinted, with the illustrations by W. Alfred Delamotte, from an article by Dudley Costello in Ainsworth's magazine (Mar. 1842)
"Preliminary remarks on the Walpole collection of prints" (p. [69]-71) signed: S[amuel]. W[oodburne]
Ordinary paper copy; double inner margin measures 90 mm.
Eight issues, in two editions, all printed from the same standing type, are known; cf. E.P. Merritt, An account of descriptive catalogues of Strawberry Hill (1915) and A.T. Hazen, Strawberry Hill sale catalogues, 1842, Notes & queries, 25 Jan. 1947.
"A few copies are printed upon large paper, at 12s. each."

Subject:

Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, Londres, Angleterre)
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
England London Strawberry Hill (Twickenham)

Form/genre:

catalogs (documents)
Catalogs.
Auction catalogues England 19th century.
Catalogues.

Added entries:

Robins, George, 1778-1847.
John Harris Collection.
Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.
Catalogue of the contents of Strawberry Hill.

Holdings:

Location: Library cage harris 29386
Call No.: ID:88-B152
Status: Available