Originally published in 1958, and based on The Sandars Lectures for 1957, this volume provides a historical study of the library belonging to eighteenth-century man of letters Horace Walpole (1717–1797). The book is divided into three chapters: the first focuses on the library itself; the second on Walpole’s reading; the third on the dispersal of the library following Walpole’s death. This is a highly informative text, containing numerous illustrative examples, that will be of value to anyone with an interest in bibliography and eighteenth-century British history. INDICE: List of illustrations; The Sandars Readership; 1. The books; 2. Walpole's reading; 3. The dispersal of the library; Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-521-15219-8
- Editorial: Cambridge University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 100
- Fecha Publicación: 06/05/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés