Walpole Horace: Signed (34 results)

Condition: near fine. pbk 146pp drawings by Sylvia Jones SIGNED by the author some slight shelfwear and sun-toning to rear otherwise a very good clean tight text.

Hardcover. Octavo, viii, 251 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is white with black print. Dust jacket has light edge wear, with 1-inch tear at top of rear panel. Boards in blue cloth. Illustrated: b&w portraits, facsimiles. Inscribed in ink by the author using his nickname on front flyleaf. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1409222. FP New Rockville Stock.…

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Signed edition. Physical description; xi, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-264) and index. Contents; Contents -- Introduction: A warning to readers -- The first clear object of his wishes -- Brideshead half-visited -- Waiting for Lincoln -- Meeting at Reggio -- Horace in love-'Not the pleasantest volume of the Correspondence' -- A Batty Langley poet and a Batty Langley house -- A failure in human relations -- The casualties of war -- Otranto and the 'outing' -- Trauma, triumph and a retreat to France -- Horace as the constant lover -- The house, the garden, the man -- The women gather round. Subjects; Walpole, Horace 1717-1797. Walpole, Horace. 1700-1820. Art Collectors and collecting History 18th century. Authors, English 18th century ; Biography. Legislators Great Britain ; Biography. Nobility Great Britain ; Biography. Gay men Great Britain ; Biography. Art Collectors and collecting. Authors, English. Gay men. Legislators. Nobility. Politicians Great Britain ; Biography. Novelists, English 18th century ; Biography. 1 Kg.…

hardcover. Condition: Very good. limited edition. Quarto (6 7/8" wide by 9 7/8" tall), wear at corners; spine chipped. #76 of 425 copies on Dickinson paper, signed by the printer, Theodore L. DeVinne. With illustrations by Perry and Leon Moran. 091625C. Moran, Perry and Leon (illustrator).

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Signed edition. Physical description; xi, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-264) and index. Contents; Contents -- Introduction: A warning to readers -- The first clear object of his wishes -- Brideshead half-visited -- Waiting for Lincoln -- Meeting at Reggio -- Horace in love-'Not the pleasantest volume of the Correspondence' -- A Batty Langley poet and a Batty Langley house -- A failure in human relations -- The casualties of war -- Otranto and the 'outing' -- Trauma, triumph and a retreat to France -- Horace as the constant lover -- The house, the garden, the man -- The women gather round. Subjects; Walpole, Horace 1717-1797. Walpole, Horace. 1700-1820. Art Collectors and collecting History 18th century. Authors, English 18th century ; Biography. Legislators Great Britain ; Biography. Nobility Great Britain ; Biography. Gay men Great Britain ; Biography. Art Collectors and collecting. Authors, English. Gay men. Legislators. Nobility. Politicians Great Britain ; Biography. Novelists, English 18th century ; Biography. 1 Kg.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. RE-printed from Horace Walpole: Writer, Politician, and Connoisseur, Yale University Press, 1967, 26 pages (numbered 141 to 166), very good condition in paper covers, bottom right hand corner of pages and covers creased, staples removed to prevent rust damage. With author's presentation inscription to Kingsley Adams on the front cover and with a pencil note by Adams that the pamphlet was received on 14 November 1967. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Green book-cloth boards, title in black to front and spine,64pp, signed by author and dedicated to J G Millward, on ffep, corners slightly worn, otherwise a very good copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. No dust jacket. First Edition, Limited to 750 copies. Cambridge at the University Press: The Syndics of the Cambridge University Press, 1958. Presentation inscription from the author: "Merry Christmas to Babs from Lefty 1957" Fine condition. Sharp corners. Pages are clean and unmarked. This is the 1958 first edition. It is based on the 1957 Sandars Lectures. Note that this is a very early copy, which the author has signed (as "Lefty") and dated Christmas 1957 -- prior to the book's official 1958 publication. The book offers an historical study of the library belonging to eighteenth-century man of letters Horace Walpole (1717-1797). There are three major sections: the first focuses on the library itself; the second on Walpole's reading; and the third examines the dispersal of the library after Walpole's death. Illustrated with ten plates. Index. 6.25" wide by 10" tall. Bound in the original brown cloth with a black cloth spine stamped in bright gold. Inscribed/Signed by the Author. First Edition, Limited to 750 copies. Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket. xii, 74pp. + 10 plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo.pp. 105. Signed presentation copy from the author: "To Tommy and Sally Main, who sailed through a Wallpole Wallow of these towns to the great satisfaction of their cousin Wilmarth Sheldon Letby Lewis. 4th November 1974." Original publisher's cloth binding in dark navy, lettered gilt at spine. Illustrated dust jacket in brown, lettered beige, with a View of the east and south front of Strawberry Hill by Paul Sandby, 1783. Black and white reproductions of letters, portraits and paintings illustrate the text.Frontispiece Portrait of Wilmarth S. Lewis by Gardner Cox, 1970, holding Walpole's notebook, 1786 (in the Beinecka Library.) ISBN:0300016808. Very good in very good price-clipped dust jacket. Signedes.…

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Signed presentation copy from the author. Large quarto. 80pp. Original marble-effect hardback. Fine in a lightly worn, very good indeed dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A VG+ UK first edition, first printing hardback (bumping to lower spine) in a near fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DOODLED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures of the book are available upon request. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Good to very good condition. Gift inscription from Lefty dated 1960 on front free endpaper. Remains of price sticker on front endpaper. Small damp stain on top page edge. Bottom of spine and bottom corners are rubbed. Illustrated. Inscribed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Some tanning wear and marking due to age. 3 volumes. is signed george herbert in front. dated 1894. Hardcover. English. Pub Year 1888, See images for condition. About the book >.>.> This edition of Anecdotes of Painting in England comprises three volumes by Horace Walpole, complemented by an enhanced array of engravings. The proprietor of this edition expresses a commitment to providing a product that reflects greater artistic merit than prior versions. It acknowledges that previous engravings were occasionally derived from less authoritative sources and executed with minimal care. The current volume contains meticulously selected images, produced by skilled modern artists, ensuring a quality that respects the art it represents.Walpole originally intended to treat the subject of painting alongside other arts, but found it challenging to do so succinctly and satisfactorily. This edition seeks to methodically fill in his framework by expanding on topics such as architecture and sculpture. The author aims to give readers a comprehensive understanding of these sister arts in England, tracking their development through various historical periods and highlighting the varying degrees of support they received from royalty. The goal of this work is to enrich the reader?s knowledge by incorporating insights gathered over years of dedicated inquiry into the arts. While striving for clarity and brevity in discourse, the author acknowledges the fine line between being thorough and becoming tedious. This edition endeavours to balance those elements, offering a wealth of information and engaging commentary that appeals to both enthusiasts and scholars of English art history.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dustjacket. 8vo. pp 333. Frontis portrait, 8 illustrations. Biography. Original publisher's blue cloth lettered gilt at the spine. Slight work otherwise very good near very good pictorial dust jacket tan spine and with some chips at top edge. No inscriptions, price-clipped. Signedes.…

Condition: Good. Folio. 11" x 17 5/8". Two Unbound Pages: Facsimile Of Manuscript With Deckled Edges, and Transcription With Commentary, Very Good with small tears, some creasing. Page reproduced & transcribed is last of four. From the Autograph Edition-de-Luxe, Numbered 36, signed by Oliver H. Leigh, Editorial Director. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. 1st. Presentation by author in ink to Ronald S. Crane, former member of University of Chicago and "Chicago School of Critics," on front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Sun fade to dust jacket spine, quarter-inch closed tear to bottom of dust jacket front. 7 1/2 x 10 inches. 189 pages. Signed.…

Hardcover. 8vo, 22.5cm, new edition, in 3 volumes, xx,431 & xv,459 & xix,474pp., engraved frontis portrait, original blind decorated ribbed green cloth, printed paper spine labels, labels worn, lower spine of Vol I chipped (6cm), some light foxing, a good to very good sound working set (s12). - An extensive collection of correspondence by "the best letter writer in the English language" and his friend from Eton. An interesting Ottawa association set: each volume is signed "Van Cortlandt, Ottawa, CW". This would be the prominent physician and author, Edward Van Cortlandt (1805-1875) who practiced medicine in Bytown (later Ottawa) from 1832 to 1875.…

4th edition hardback with dust jacket Near Fine small octavo xv + 395pp., frontis., appendix, index, Presentation copy signed & dated by Alban Dobson on end paper. Lovely copy in nice unclipped dust jacket.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. First edition. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this biography of Horace Walpole, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work, one of an unspecified number produced for private distribution. A trade edition was published the following year.Inscribed by the author 'To John & Katherine, with love from Lefty, Christmas 1960'.Wilmarth Sheldon ("Lefty") Lewis ) was a collector and writer who devoted his life to amassing the largest single collection of Walpole's papers, prints, and books, which now resides at the Lewis Walpole Library at Yale University.With seventy vignette and full page illustrations, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete.This discussion of Horace Walpole's life is XXXV, 9, of the Bollingen Series of A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, fine. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). signed by author. book.…

1/4 Cloth and Paper Board. Condition: Good. Fair/good. First Thus. (ii), 158pp, 6 black & white full-page portraits, 1/4 cloth and paper-covered boards, inner endpapers tanned, ink presentation inscription from the editor to front free endpaper, dust jacket foxed and tanned and spine joint worn and weak. Size: 10.5 x 7.75 Inches. By the Editor. Poetry.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Red cloth on boards with gilt lettering to spine. Book is tight, square, sharp-cornered and free of major flaws or markings other than some minor staining from past moisture event and inscription on FFEP - "To the Cy Hamlin (who bought it) from W.S. Lewis, Farmington, 22nd June 1961" Book is close to near fine but certainly Very Good. Unclipped Dust Jacket shows original price of $6.50 and has only very minor scuffing or shelfwear but does have some minor staining from past moisture event to spine. Very Good. Inscribed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. 251 pages. SIGNED and inscribed by the author to publisher Alfred A. Knopf and his wife: "To Alfred + Helen with affection / from Lefty / November 1978." Knopf published Lewis's autobiography in 1967. Illustrated (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 8vo., blue cloth lettered in gilt; pictorial dust jacket, slightly soiled. First edition, first printing. A presentation copy, inscribed by the editor W. S. Lewis to Philip C. Jessup: "To Phil & Lois, with affection, from Lefty, August 1, 1973," on the front endpaper; accompanied by an autograph letter from Lewis to Jessup discussing travel arrangements. Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis, "Lefty" to his friends, was the general editor of the multi-volume "Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence." The recipients: Lois Walcott Kellogg Jessup worked tirelessly for the American Friends Service Committee, the U.S. Children's Bureau preparing reports on children in Europe during Second World War, and the United Nations, advocating for women's rights around the world. Philip Jessup, a United Nations ambassador at large and judge on the International Court of Justice at The Hague, was credited with playing a major role in ending the Soviet blockade of West Berlin. A fascinating work with a stellar provenance. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Two volumes (complete), 8vo., green boards and cloth with paper spine label printed in black; a touch of soiling. First edition, profusely illustrated. A presentation copy, inscribed by Lewis to Josephine Jewell Dodge. Deeply interested in the child-care needs of working mothers, Dodge (1855-1928) was the founder of the Association of Day Nurseries of New York City and served as the first president of the National Federation of Day Nurseries. A wonderful presentation copy. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Quarto, red cloth lettered in gilt; worn pictorial dust jacket. First edition, first printing, profusely illustrated. A presentation copy, inscribed by the editor W. S. Lewis to the Jessups: "To Phil & Lois (who proved their friendship by buying it), from Lefty, Norfolk, Nov. 4, 1961," on the front endpaper; accompanied by 5 autograph letters from Lewis to Jessup discussing the Austin Riggs Psychiatric Institute, Stockbridge, MA; the continuing publication of Walpole's correspondence; mutual friends; and upcoming public talks. Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis, "Lefty" to his friends, was the general editor of the multi-volume Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. Lois Walcott Kellogg Jessup worked tirelessly for the American Friends Service Committee, the U.S. Children's Bureau (preparing reports on children in Europe during Second World War, and the United Nations, advocating for women's rights around the world. She married Philip C. Jessup, a judge on the International Court of Justice and veteran U. S. diplomat, credited with playing a major role in ending the Soviet blockade of West Berlin. A superb presentation copy, linking the icons of 20th century diplomacy and 18th century scholarship. Inscribed by Author(s). …

Full Leather. Condition: Very Good. Limited ed. 370pp, appendix of books printed at the Strawberry Hill Press, index. Copy 190 of 425 copies printed on Dickinson Paper. With illustrations by Percy and Leon Moran. This copy handsomely bound into full red leather by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London (signed binding) with gilt lettering and embellishments. Marble endpapers. 5 raised bands to spine. Scuffing to the outer hinges and edges of the boards. Bookplate on second endpaper. Gilt top foredge.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).

Signed limited edition of the biography of the 4th Earl of Orford. Royal octavo, original half vellum, tissue-guarded frontispiece, illustrated with several tissue-guarded engravings and tailpieces by Percy and Leon Moran. One of four hundred and twenty-five numbered copies printed on Dickinson paper and signed by American printer and typographer Theodore Low De Vinne on the limitation page, this is number 275. De Vinne was considered "the leading commercial printer of his day," printing the popular 'St. Nicholas Magazine' and 'The Century Magazine' for The Century Company as well as several books and multi-volume works such as John Hay's authoritative biography, 'Abraham Lincoln: A History.' He sought to increase printing capacity and co-founded the Typothetae, a trade organization of master printers, which was a predecessor of the Printing Industries of America. In very good condition with rubbing to the extremities. Horace Walpole was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian, and Whig politician of the 1700s. In the midst of his parliamentary career, Walpole had Strawberry Hill House built in Twickenham, southwest London, a Gothic Revival villa that revived the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors. In 1964, inspired by a nightmare he experienced at the house, Walpole published 'The Castle of Otranto,' which is generally regarded as the first gothic novel and the pearl of his literary reputation. Set in a haunted castle, the novel merged medievalism and terror in a style that has endured ever since.…

See 2pp, 16mo. On first leaf of a bifolium, with the reverse of second leaf addressed 'To the / Lady Georgiana Ellis / Spring Garden [sic]', and with torn corner of second leaf beneath red wax seal. Folded twice for postage. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper. 'I have a thousand apologies to make for not having already said that my sister & I should have much pleasure in dining with you on the 19th. The truth is, that she thought I had done it & I thought she had - We are ashamed of ourselves'. The second part of the letter is difficult to decipher. There is a reference to Lady Georgiana's 'mama' the Duchess of Devonshire'. Signed, with stylized signature, 'Yrs always very affectly / M Berry'.…

Reliure inconnue. Condition: D'occasion - Bon état. André Maurois: Quatre études anglaises, Cahiers de la Quinzaine, Paris, L'Artisan du Livre, 1927, 243 pages. Format: 19 x 13cm. Poids: 305g. E124. Livre en bon état avec un envoi de l'auteur.