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Click here to see our other books! Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Oxford to Sir Horace Mann, His Britannic Majesty's Resident at the Court of Florence, from 1760 to 1785; The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Oxford: Including Numerous Letters Now First Published from the Original Manuscripts Horace Walpole 1840-1844 Richard Bentley : London 8.5" by 5.5" cxxi, 375; xv, 479; xviii, 496; xviii, 496; xxiii, 496; xlix, 537; xix, 402; xx, 400; xix, 399pp SUMMARY A leather-bound set containing the letters of English Whig politician, Horace Walpole. Illustrated,Leather Binding Overall Condition: Good Only This book weighs 5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 42.99 EU Postage : £ 27.99 European Postage: £ 45.99 Asia Postage: £ 74.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 129.99 DESCRIPTION This set includes the complete four-volume concluding series of Horace Walpole's letters to Sir Horace Mann, and the complete six-volume series of his general correspondence. Walpole was an English Whig politician, writer, historian and antiquarian, best remembered for his Gothic novel 'The Castle of Otranto' and his letters. Bound in full calf, with decorative gilt. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Oxford (1840) - With a frontispiece and three plates to each volume. Letters to Sir Horace Mann: Volume I (1843) - With a frontispiece and one plate. Volume II (1843) - With a frontispiece and two plates. Volume III (1844) - With a frontispiece. Volume IV (1844) - With a frontispiece. Collated, complete. CONDITION Bound in full calf, with decorative gilt. Externally, front boards are detached but present to Vol I, and Vol III of 'Letters'. Rear board detached but present to Vol I. With rubbing to the extremities. Bookplate of one Thomas Baring to the front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages, with the odd spot to the endpapers. Overall Condition: Good Only GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques