The art of cuckoldom

A spoof?

• Title: The art of cuckoldom : exemplified in the history of Don Fernando. A Spanish tale. With curious and interesting notes / translated by T. Dutton, Esq.
  
• Publication: London : Printed for the translator; and sold by D. Brewman, No. 18, Little New Street, Shoe Lane, 1794.

Catalog Record 

53 D95 794

Acquired April 2018

A select collection of the most interesting letters on the government, liberty…

• Title: A select collection of the most interesting letters on the government, liberty, and constitution of England : which have appeared in the different news-papers from the elevation of Lord Bute, to the death of the Earl of Egremont. With several remarks and explanatory notes.
  
• Edition: The second edition.
  
• Publication: London : Printed for J. Almon, opposite Burlington House, Piccadilly, MDCCLXIII-MDCCLXIV [1763-1764]

Catalog record 

63 763 Se4

Acquired November 2017

A rental of the fee farm rents belonging to the Right Honourable Lord Walpole

A manuscript with 78 leaves (54 are blank) in two hands, of the fee farm rents belonging to the Right Honourable Lord Walpole, and to Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford. The first half of the volume lists the names, locations, rentals, details of payment etc. in columns in a fine hand. The second half of the volume in the second hand, divides the pages between debtor and creditor. In 1760, Lord Walpole received 76 rents but by 1807, the figure appears to have been reduced to 59, with many properties having been sold.

Title: A rental of the fee farm rents belonging to the Right Honourable Lord Walpole, and to Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, 1760-1814.

Catalog Record

LWL Mss Vol. 228

Acquired September 2016

Private correspondence of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford

Bound in volume 1: ms. note in Horace Walpole’s hand, an epigram attributed to “Mr. Erskine the celebrated lawyer” and dated 1793

• Author: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
  
• Uniform Title: [Correspondence. 1820.]
  
• Title: Private correspondence of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford : now first collected. In four volumes.
  
• Published: London : Printed for Rodwell and Martin, Bond-Street; and Colburn and Co., Conduit-Street, 1820.

Catalog Record

22 820 Copy 2

Acquired July 2016

The Queen’s budget opened

A satire on the proceedings against Queen Caroline.

• Title: The Queen’s budget opened, or Correspondence extraordinary, the defence of Her Majesty. A companion to the “Royal letter-bag”.
  
• Edition: Second edition.
  
• Production: Printed by J. Swan, 76, Fleet Street.
  
• Publication: London : Sold by T. Dolby, 299, Strand; J. Fairburn, Broadway, Blackfriars and all booksellers, 1820.

Catalog Record

763 820

Acquired February 2016

The total eclipse

• Title: The total eclipse : a grand politico-astronomical phenomenon, which occurred in the year 1820; with a series of engravings, to demonstrate the configuration of the planets. To which is added, an hieroglyphic, adapted to these wonderful times!
  
• Edition: [Second edition].
  
• Published: London : Published by Thomas Dolby, 299, Strand, 30 Holywell Street, adn 34, Wardour Street, [1820]

Catalog Record

763 820

Acquired February 2016

The Queen and Magna charta

A satire, in verse, on the trial, etc., of Queen Caroline.
Illustrated by Isaac Robert Cruikshank.

• Title: The Queen and Magna charta; or, The thing that John signed …
  
• Published: London, Printed for and published by T. Dolby, 1820.

Catalog Record

763 820

Acquired February 2016

[Album of proofs of illustrations for publications….

An album compiled by Thomas Coates, solicitor and sometime secretary to the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, containing 340 proofs of wood engravings mounted on 68 leaves, with section titles and descriptions: Illustrations of the Hindoos / drawn on the blocks by Wm. Westall, A.R.A. 1835 (ca. [32] p.); British Canada 1835 ([8] p.); British costume ([3] p.); Old English sports ([8] p.); a group of 10 pages (some blank) with Roman ruins and other historic sites in Spain and Portugal; Illustrations of the Modern Egyptians / drawn on the blocks by the Author, Edwd. Wm. Lane Esq. 1836 (24 p.). Many of the ilustrations are captioned in blank ink by the same hand; others prints with pencil notations.

• Creator: Coates, Thomas, approximately 1802-1883, collector.
  
• Title: [Album of proofs of illustrations for publications of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge] [graphic].
  
• Publication: [London, 1834-1836]

Catalog Record

Quarto 724 834C

Acquired February 2016

A peep at the p*v****n

A satire on the proceedings against Queen Caroline

• Title: A peep at the p*v****n, or, Boiled mutton with caper sauce at the temple of joss : a satirical poem.
  
• Edition: Sixth edition.
  
• Publication: London : Printed by and for E. Wilson, 88, Royal Exchange, 1820.

Catalog Record

763 820

Acquired February 2016

Vitae quorundam eruditissimorum et illustrium virorum

Horace Walpole’s copy with his armorial bookplate.

• Author: Smith, Thomas, 1638-1710.
• Title: Vitae quorundam eruditissimorum et illustrium virorum : Quorum nomina extant in pagina sequenti / scriptore Thoma Smitho.
• Published: Londini : apud Davidem Mortier in via dicta de Strand ad insigne Erasmi, 1707.

Catalog Record

49 860

Acquired August 2004