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THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE KENNETH JOHN HEWETT
K.J. Hewett (1919-1994) was a renowned London dealer in ethnographic art and antiquities. Other books from his library were offered in these rooms on 21 March 2018.
K.J. Hewett (1919-1994) was a renowned London dealer in ethnographic art and antiquities. Other books from his library were offered in these rooms on 21 March 2018.
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WALPOLE (HORACE) A Description of the Villa of Mr. Horace Walpole... at Strawberry-Hill near Twickenham, Middlesex. With an Inventory of the Furniture, Pictures, Curiosities, &c., Strawberry-Hill, Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784; and Hazen bibliography (2)
4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £510 inc. premium
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WALPOLE (HORACE)
A Description of the Villa of Mr. Horace Walpole... at Strawberry-Hill near Twickenham, Middlesex. With an Inventory of the Furniture, Pictures, Curiosities, &c., 27 engraved plates (including frontispiece, several folding), ink correction to one word on p.90, occasional spotting, later red half morocco gilt, g.e., slightly rubbed, old paper lot number ("55") on upper cover [Hazen 30], 4to (300 x 235mm.), Strawberry-Hill, Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784; and a copy of A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (2)
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Provenance: David Lyon (1794-1872), Goring, Sussex, bookplate, and inscription "David Lyon, a present from P.J." on front free endpaper.





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