The last journals of Horace Walpole during the reign of George III from 1771-1783 / with notes by Dr. Doran ; edited with an introduction by A. Francis Steuart and containing numerous portraits reproduced from contemporary pictures engravings, etc. In two volumes. Volume I [-II].
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717 - 1797)
Category
Books
Date
1910
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3164462
Summary
Bibliographic description
2 v. : ports. ; 8vo. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front pastedown in both vols.: "N.E Roberts 25 Mar: 13". Manuscript inscription on front free endpaper of vol. 1: "R.W. Ketton-Cremer Felbrigg 1937." [i.e. Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969)]. Capital letter "R" written in pencil on front free endpaper in both vols. Price marked in pencil on front pastedown of vol 1.: "2 vols 10/6". Occasional pencil text marking in both vols. Page references on rear pastedown of vol. 1 and on front and rear pastedowns of vol. 2 in the hand of R.W. Ketton-Cremer. Binding: twentieth-century full publisher's blue cloth; triple gilt fillet to form an outer border; gilt title on upper board; spine gilt; gilt top edge.
Makers and roles
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717 - 1797) Dr John Doran (1807-1878) Archibald Francis Steuart