Horace Walpole's Description of the villa at Strawberry-Hill : a facsimile of the copy extra-illustrated for Charles Bedford in the collection of Lord Waldegrave of North Hill / edited by Nicolas Barker.

Main entry:

Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.

Title & Author:

Publication:

[London] : Roxburghe Club, 2010.

Description:

214, [328] pages : color facsimiles, portraits ; 31 cm

Notes:
"Designed by Phil Cleaver ... Typeset in Monotype (hot-metal) ... and letterpress printed by Stanley Lane at Gloucester Typesetting Services. Colour facsimile printed by Connekt Colour. Bound by Smith Settle."--Colophon
Preface -- Foreword -- 1. Prints and portraits -- 2. A description of Strawberry Hill -- 3. The prince of cockle shells -- 4. Illustrating A description -- 5. Walpole and the Bedford family -- 6. Aftermath -- 7. Epilogue -- The facsimile [Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...] -- Biographical appendix: collections and recipients -- The extra-illustrated copies -- Index.

ISBN:

9780950821948
0950821942

Subject:

Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 Homes and haunts.
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, Londres, Angleterre)
Homes
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
England London Strawberry Hill (Twickenham)

Form/genre:

Facsimiles (reproductions)
Extra-illustrated copies (Provanance) CtY-LW

Added entries:

Barker, Nicolas.
Roxburghe Club.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 266148
Call No.: BIB 197767
Status: Available

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