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A catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England, with lists of their works.

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The original pages (including title pages) of the small 1759 octavo edition in two volumes mounted onto large elephant folio sheets, each with a hand drawn double red rule around the page, and a similar frame nearer the outer edge. For over 60 of the authors, an engraved portrait (various sizes) det...

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Main Author:	Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 (Author)
Other Authors:	Dodsley, James, 1724-1797, Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764, Graham, Josiah, active 1737-1757, Thane, John, 1748-1818, Lodge, Edmund, 1756-1839
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Edition:	Extra illustrated.
Subjects:	English literature > Bibliography. Kings and rulers as authors > England > Bio-bibliography. Nobility > Great Britain > Portraits. Authors, English > 18th century > Portraits. Authors, English > Autographs > 18th century > Facsimiles. Portraits.

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