WALPOLE, Horace.
Anecdotes of Painting in England. The Fourth Edition, With Additions.
WALPOLE'S ANECDOTES
London: J. Dodsley, 1786.
5 vols., small 8vo (7 x 4.75 inches). Full calf with twin red and green labels. Very elaborate and decorative tooling to the panels in a Greek style. Slight damp stains on the prelims.
A very pretty eighteenth century set. Lord Walpole played a leading role in the 18th-century Whig supremacy most especially during his younger brother, Sir Robert Walpole's long reign as Prime Minister.
£395.00
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