Bull, Richard's copy of A collection of the loose pieces printed at Strawberry-Hill, approximately 1750-1801

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Title:
Richard Bull's copy of A collection of the loose pieces printed at Strawberry-Hill
Dates:
approximately 1750-1801
Abstract:
An extra-illustrated volume containing 52 letter-press items from Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill Press, prints, portraits clippings and select manuscript items pertaining to Horace Walpole and his circle, chiefly between 1750 and 1801.
Extent:
121 items on 257 pages in 1 volume
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Richard Bull's copy of A collection of the loose pieces printed at Strawberry-Hill, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Richard Bull's extra-illustrated copy of "A collection of the loose pieces printed at Strawberry-Hill". The original copy, with a title page printed between 1790 and 1800 was intended to accompany various products of the Strawberry Hill press, and each copy was unique. (Title page: 90524:1) Letter-press items collected under this title, including the printed title page itself, have been identified by A.T. Hazen in "A bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press. Detached pieces", 1973, pages 149-25. Additionally Bull had his own title page printed: "A collection of the separate poems, and other detached pieces; printed at the press of the Honorable Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill. Newport, Isle of Wight, Printed for J. Albin. MDCCXCI" (90524:2). This copy is made up of 52 "Detached pieces" from the Strawberry Hill press. Bull's additions include: numerous prints and portraits depicting Strawberry Hill and places associated with Horace Walpole or individuals in his circle, clippings of poems, and manuscript items.

The majority of items are single sheets and have been mounted or inlaid on leaves (30 x 25 cm). Some items are interleaved or laid-in. Items are also pasted in on the fly-leaves and on inside rear cover. Bound in red textured leather with grecian style gilt border; edges gilt. Spine title: Detached pieces. Strawberry Hill Press.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from the Lord Burgh sale, Sotheby June 28-29 1926, item 221, received from Maggs Bros., September 17, 1926.
Custodial history:

Bookplate of Richard Bull.

Processing information:

The letter-press items (including the two printed title pages) in the volume previously received individual catalog records in the Huntington Online Catalog and are matched in the English Short-Title Catalogue(ESTC).

Items 90524:6, 39, 48, 51 and 53 were assigned call numbers by the ESTC staff, but were later determined to be out of scope.

Arrangement:

The items are in their original order as bound.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Dorothy Auyong.
Date Prepared:
© 2017
Date Encoded:
Machine readable finding aid encoded by Dorothy Auyong in August 2017 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Richard Bull's copy of A collection of the loose pieces printed at Strawberry-Hill, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
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