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A collection of the most remarkable tracts published in the reign of King George the third, vol. I[-XX]
Title
A collection of the most remarkable tracts published in the reign of King George the third, vol. I[-XX].
Publication
[Twickenham] : [Strawberry Hill Press], [1763-1768]
Physical Description
20 sheets in 20 volumes ; sheets and smaller 20 x 12 cm
Notes
Title pages only; separately printed by Horace Walpole to accompany his octavo volumes of "Tracts of George 3".
Date from Hazen.
Engraved vignette, sometimes in red, is the smaller fleuron first used in the Horace Walpole's Catalogue of royal and noble authors, 1758, publisher also at the Strawberry Hill Press.
These title pages were printed in three groups, apparently from the end of 1763 to about April 1768, for Horace Walpole's "Tracts of George 3": Volumes I-VI printed probably at the end of 1763; Volumes VII-VIII, printed in the autumn of 1764; and Volumes IX-XIX printed probably in 1768, after April.
Provenance
Printed at Strawberry Hill for Horace Walpole. Later owners: Lord Taunton; E.A.V. Stanley; Sir Leicester Hamsworth, Bart.
Format
Other
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
English short title catalogue, N66198
Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press, Detached pieces, 50
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Titles pages.
Also listed under
Strawberry Hill Press (Twickenham, London, England)
England Twickenham.
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