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Dated conjecturally by the reference to the 'ingenious paper' which may have been, as Toynbee suggests, the 'essay' on Mrs Porter as Clytemnestra in James Thomson's Agamemnon, referred to in Thomas Gray to Horace Walpole 23 Feb. 1738 (GRAY i. 151 and n. 2). Mrs Porter played Clytemnestra at the first performance of Agamemnon 6 April 1738 at Drury Lane (London Stage Pt III, ii. 710). Walpole had apparently written to Gray on the subject while the play was in rehearsal. Address: To the Honourable Horace Walpole.
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Printed in Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, v. 40, p. 27.
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Includes: The Dear witches by Horace Walpole.
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Inscribed: This belongs to George's Coffee House Temple Barr.
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A commonplace book, bound in vellum.
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With the armorial bookplate of William Frederick, 9th earl Waldegrave.
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Fifteen of the papers were printed in Old England, three in the Remembrancer.
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In Horace Walpole's commonplace book of political papers, at the end of the volume. Hand identified by Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis in a note inside front cover.
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Handwriting identified by Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis.
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In Horace Walpole's commonplace book of political papers, fifth page from the end. Hand identified by Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis in a note inside front cover.
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Typescript available at the Lewis Walpole Library (75 H67 S785).
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Binding: paper, stitched.
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Written on cover: A Catalogue of the Books &c Printed at Strawberry Hill.
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Written on cover in another hand: Written by Mrs Damer to whom Horace Walpole left Strawberry Hill. These marked & were sold at Hodson's by her descendant April 30, 1902. Of those unmarked she inherited no copy. This catalogue was written in 1810.
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Pasted inside front cover: advertisement for Byfield & Son, booksellers & stationers to the royal family.
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Pasted on back flyleaf: information on the provenance of the manuscript.
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The copy of Walpole's Anecdotes of Painting, with Musgrave's annotations, is held by the British Museum.
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Binding: full parchment. Written on spine: Addns. to Ld. Orfd Anecd. of Paintg.
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Binding: modern cloth boards.
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Partial list of customers laid in.
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Binding: contemporary full reverse calf, tooled.
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Binding: contemporary full green-stained parchment.
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Title from contemporary manuscript text written front paper wrappers.
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Title from contemporary manuscript text written on the cover in the writer's hand.
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Pages are numbered on versos only, with text on the rectos; occasional notes added on versos.
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Bound in contemporary vellum.
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Inscription: "John S. Mayfield, 1944".
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Circa 81 of 368 numbered pages in cloth-bound "Simplex Diary".
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The engraved billhead, featuring an image of the royal arms of Great Britain, reads: "Bot. of E & S.R. Richards, clothiers, outfitters, woolen drapers, and contractors. 96 High Street, Islington Green, N., and 94, Strand, W.C. Terms cash. Established 1851." The words "juvenile clothiers" appear beneath the royal arms.
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Completed in pen and black ink.
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The first billhead includes a Penny Lilac tax stamp affixed at bottom.
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Stored in 1 box.
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Cover title: Staatsprüfungsarbeit.
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Stored in 2 boxes.
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Docket title.
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Title from first line of text.
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Manuscript dated "six vendémiaire an XII."
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The engraved billhead, featuring a small image of a distillery furnace, reads: "Bot. of Swaines, Alport & Lowthian, distillers, No. 1, Holborn Bridge. Importers of foreign wines, brandy, rum, &c."
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The engraving is signed: "Silvester sc., 27, Strand." The engraver Richard Silvester was active at this address (see British Book Trade Index).
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"Bought of J. Cardno & Co., family grocers, tea, wine & spirit merchants, 9, Commerce Street, Fraserburgh."
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The top of the billhead features a large advertisement, printed in black, red, and yellow, for Colman's Mustard, with an illustration of a tin of Colman's Mustard.
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"Dr. to J.R. Taylor & Sons, purveyors. Telephone no. 309. 22 & 24 Commercial Road, Bournemouth. Also as 6 Park Terrace, Westbourne."
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The top of the billhead features an image of Taylor's shopfront in Bournemouth. The illustration and text are printed in purple ink.
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The Reverend Duncombe Herbert Sawyer died on August 30, 1913. See: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900.
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"Bought of S.G. Merchant, general merchant, 2 & 7 Cross Street, Fraserburgh"
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The top of the billhead features a large advertisement for Lipton's tea.
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"Bot. of J. Fallon & Co., fish, fruit, game & poultry salesmen, oyster merchants, &c. 8, Stockwell Street, Leek."
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Binding: full morocco with mounted cast metal clasps and monogram (R.A.H.).
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Accompanied by typed translation into English.
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On verso: "Receipt of Mas. Hore, London, 5 Septr. 1835."
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"Bot. of John Connell (late John Jamesen &c.) cheesemonger. Hams, cheese, butter, tongues, Bristol, pickled. Tripe &c. carefully packed for the East & West Indies. Also a great variety of rich sauces, pickles &c. Fine parmasan and gruyer cheese."
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Signed "C. Thomson sc." The engraver is probably Charles Thomson, who traded at 19 Shakspeare Square, Edinburgh, at this time.
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"Cheadle. Bought of Francis Hordern, chemist, druggist, and grocer, vender of patent medicines, &c. Physician's and family prescriptions carefully prepared. Drinks for horses & cows. East India Tea Warehouse."
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The buyer is presumably Thomas Honeyborne, of Woodhead Hall, Cheadle.
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"Leek, January 25, 1884. To the executors of the late Mr. Matthew, Redfern, Bradnop."
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"D. to T. Maskery, confectioner, baker, flour dealer, &c., established 1796."
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The 1881 census records Thomas Maskery as a confectinoer at Leek, aged 45.
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"George Street, Oban, [April 25], 186[70], [Lorn Combination Poor House]. Bought of J. Campbell & Son, fleshers."
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Includes a Penny Lilac tax stamp affixed to the second page.
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"[Alexr. Campbell] London [January 22nd, 1822]. Bought of Edwd. Petty & Wm. Wood, grocers & tea dealers, 53, Threadneedle Street. Fish sauce, pickle, oil, & Italian warehouse."
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"To Spencer & Co. Ltd. Head office: Madras. London office 57/8 Broad St. Avenue."
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The billhead is addressed at top, in typescript, to "J.J. Sinclair esq., Aros, Yercaud, Salem Dt." and dated "30th April, 1920."
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J.J. Sinclair arrived in India 1877 and was a founding partner in the firm of Sinclair, Murray, & Co. See: The cyclopedia of India (1907-1909).
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Completed in typescript.
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"Battle-Bridge Brewhouse, Maiden-Lane, Islington. Received this [23d] day of [Feby.] 180[8], of Mr. [Gibbs] the sum of [five] shillings, for [(illegible) of table] beer. For William Tidd, [J. Hansell (?)]."
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"You are requested not to pay without a printed receipt. Please to order the drayman to take away the empty cask."
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The reverse notes receipt of payment on February 23, 1808.
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Printed form, completed in pen and black ink.
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"Mrs. De Sausmarez, bot. of Ann Watson."
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The buyer may be Martha De Sausmarez, wife of James Sausmarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez (1757-1836).
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In pen and black ink.
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"Permit [Tho. Cooper Esq., Jermyn Street], to receive [one] casks of foreign [brandy, qty ten] gallons no., as under part of the stock of [goods condemnd], witness my hand this [twenty second] day of [July], 18[09]. This permit to be in force [two hours] for the goods being sent out of [Excise Office] stock & [two hours] more for the same being delivered and received into Mr [Cooper's] stock. [Tho. Ball]. The above goods sent by [coach]."
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At head: "No. [25. (illegible) Tho. Ball. Excise Office, Londn. Divn."
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"Bought of A. Johnston, silk mercer, haberdasher & laceman. Millinery, dresses, baby linen, & family mourning."
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"Manchester, 19 St Anna Square. 181-. For ready money no. fancy good to order returnable."
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Ms inscription on verso: "Mrs. Johnson for 1816".
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The engraved billhead, featuring an image of a storefront with Roche on the sign and the interior of the shop visible, reads: "Bought of P. Roche, bootmaker. Liverpool. Richmond Stt. (Opposite) Church Stt."
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Gore's Directory of Liverpool & its Environs, 1853, lists "Roche, Patrick, bootmaker, 11 Church Street."
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"Bought of Wimpory & Son, from London. Ladies shoe makers, 8 St. Ann's Square."
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"Where every article in their line is manufactured of the very best materials & in the first stile of fashion."
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The firm of Wimpory & Son appears in the Manchester directory of 1825.
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The engraved billhead features an image of the royal arms of Great Britain, engraved by Halthide & Co.
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"Bought of Jas. Shoubridge, hatter to Her Majesty & their Royal Highnesses the Duke & Duchess of York & the Princesses & Dukes of Kent & Cumberland. 16 Old Bond Street, London."
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"J. Moss, draper, general outfitter, tailor. 23, Market Street, and 2, Corporation Street. Branches for general hosiery & shirt-making at no. 46, Maket Street, (opposite side) and 24 Cross St. Manchester, [Feb 24th], 18[81]."
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Text on either side of engraved image: "Estimates for the equipment of volunteer regiments. Complete outfits for India, China and all parts of the world."
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At head of billhead: "Established in the seventeenth century."
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In manuscript: "Mr. Jessie Ashley, joiner, Leek, to J.S. Moss & Son. 1875, July 10 [illegible]. 16/6" At bottom of the page, in a different hand : "We have this day removed all authority from Mr. J. Weston to transact any business on our behalf, therefore please remit this [illegible] direct to Manchester".
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Dated at top: "Manchester, [26 Dec.], 18[20]."
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The engraved billhead reads: "To Joseph Grave Dr., draper, tailor, & habit maker."
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"Drawings by Mandy Bonnell. Poem by Gabriel Gbadamosi. Box made by Elizabeth Neville. Letterpress by Graham Bignell." Card bears the signature of Mandy Bonnell, in graphite.
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"Lichen in puddles and in woods, along the blue green arm of the beech, on the yellow cushion of rocks, under the orange stare of the sun. Gabriel Gbadamosi."
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Unique copy.
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Issued with three printed cards (on heavy white paper). The first of these bears the title (printed in mottled green-brown ink); the second, two lines of verse by Gabriel Gbadamosi; the third, the names of the artist and collaborators.
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The 20 concertina (accordion-fold) booklets are each comprised of 3 panels (75 x 75 mm), with drawings on the front side only.
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The head and foot of each of the 20 packets are comprised of slender loops of paper, on which repetitions of the word "lichen" have been printed (inkjet). Some of the packets bear a fine pattern of pin pricks on an inner panel.
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Issued in a hand-made box, covered in gray linen. Title printed letterpress on box top (in green-brown ink). The inside of the box is lined with Japanese paper, into which a pattern of dots (of irregular size) has been cut.
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"Bot. of Elliston & Cavell, Ltd. drapers & silk mercers, costumiers, nilliners, ladies & children's outfitters, furriers, glovers, hosiers & haberdashers, trousseaux, layettes, Indian & colonial outfits. Cabinet makers, upholsterers, house furnishings, bedstead & bedding warehousemen, carpet factors, blind makers, portmaneau, bags, dress baskets & travelling requisites. Funeral directors.
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"Telegraphic address: Ellistons Oxford. Telephone number 181. 7.8.9.10.11 & 12 Magdalen Street, Oxford."
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The lithographed billhead features an illustration of Elliston & Cavell's storefront in Oxford. The sheet from 1909 is printed in blue ink.
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"To Alexr. McBean & Sons, tailors, clothiers & outfitters. Inventors of the Highland Cloak & Deer Stalking Knickerbocker. Inverness, 35 Union Street."
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