Recent Antiquarian Acquisitions

The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University

A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill…

Posted on March 4, 2011 by km55

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Bound in 19th century half brown morocco, fully gilt spine, with a portion of the original blue upper wrapper tipped onto front flyleaf. One of 25 large paper copies (Royal quarto), with the additional 58 p. price list bound in. Also tipped in: a letter dated 23 Dec. 1850 from the London bookseller Thomas Thorpe.

Author: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Title: A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.
Published: [London] : Smith and Robins, [1842].

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Acquired November, 2010 by the Lewis Walpole Library.

Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden, this present Wednesday, January 13, 1796…

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Title: Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden, this present Wednesday, January 13, 1796 will be presented a new drama, in three acts, called The days of yore … : before the new play will be performed an opera, in one act, called Arrived at Portsmouth … with (19th time) an entire new operatic pantomime (in two parts) called Merry Sherwood, or, Harlequin Forester …
Published: [London : s.n., 1796].

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Acquired November, 2010 by the Lewis Walpole Library.