Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England," in "The Works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford."
by Walpole, Horace
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
England: after 1798.. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto. 73 leaves, including one contents leaf. Recto and/or verso of some leaves blank. Disbound, within the remnants of a contemporary calf binding; both covers present. Spine missing. Entries in the manuscript are from "The Works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford, Volume I (1798 edition)," edited by Robert and Mary Berry. There are some minor differences. Not in the hand of one of Walpole's amanuensis (researched at the Walpole Library at Yale).
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- Sam Gatteno Books (US)
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- Title
- Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England," in "The Works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford."
- Author
- Walpole, Horace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- England: after 1798.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Leaves
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.