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WALPOLE, HORACE, 1717 to 1797

Horace Walpole

English writer and politician.

Books: 2
Editions tracked: 2
First editions: 1
Nationality: Kingdom of Great Britain

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Earliest first editionHieroglyphic TalesElkin Mathews, 1926 Most editions trackedHieroglyphic Tales1 edition

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Elkin Mathews 1

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1926Hieroglyphic TalesElkin Mathews

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The Castle of Otranto

Horace Walpole · first published 1764

printed for Tho. Lownds1764 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Hieroglyphic Tales

Horace Walpole · first published 1926

1st Elkin Mathews1926 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

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Horace Walpole was born in 1717 and died in 1797.

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We track 2 books by Horace Walpole across 2 editions, 1 of them first editions.

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