The mysterious mother. A tragedy

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Description

Title
The mysterious mother. A tragedy
Creator
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, author
Contributor
Strawberry Hill Press (Twickenham, London, England), publisher.
Published / Created
MDCCLXVIII. [1768]
Publication Place
Twickenham and England London
Publisher
Printed at Strawberry-Hill
Description
The postscript is separately paginated.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-R⁴ S².
Extra-illustrated, interleaved copy, with Horace Walpole's note on title-page: "With MSS alterations by Mr. Mason." Mason sent his proposed alterations to Horace Walpole in a Ietter, 8 May 1769; Horace Walpole thanked him warmly, but wrote on Mason's letter that he did not wish to adopt the alterations. Mason mentioned the book in his letter to Horace Walpole, 15 May 1781; after Mason's death it is first reported in a letter (tipped in the book) from Lord Carlingford to F.W. Cozens, 8 May 1878, assuring him that the notes are by Mason. Horace Walpole's corrections: p. 8 and 34. Also with unidentified ms. notes.
Lower right corner of leaf C2 torn with some loss of text.
Autograph letter signed Lord Carlingford to F.W. Cosens, 8 May 1878 bound in.
Provenance
Sotheby's, 24 November 1890 (Cozens Sale), lot 4794; Hodgson's, 28 February 1924 (Milnes Gaskell Sale), lot 97, to Maggs, £29.10.0; owned by S.A. Courtauld. With the armorial bookplates of C.G. Milnes Gaskell and S.A. Courtauld. Acquired by W.S. Lewis, March 1953, from Mrs. Augustine Courtauld, through the good offices of Mrs. R.A. Butler (Sydney Courtauld)
Extent
[4], 120, 10 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
49 2528A

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Early works to 1800
Plays
Binders' stamps (Binding) F. Bedford
Binders' stamps (Binding) J. Clarke
Binders' stamps (Binding) [C. Lewis]
Binders' stamps (Binding) Jenkins & Cecil
Extra-illustrated copies (Provenance)
Material
8vo
Resource Type
text
Subject (Topic)
Verse drama, English
Subjects
Verse drama, English > Early works to 1800
F. Bedford
J. Clarke
C. Lewis
Jenkins & Cecil
Aldridge, John, 1822-1888 > Ownership
Andreini, Joseph Manuel, d. 1932 > Ownership
Annesley, Francis, d. 1812 > Ownership
Bedford, Charles, 1742?-1814 > Binding
Bedford, Charles, 1742?-1814 > Ownership
Benzon, Ernst Leopold S., -1873 > Ownership
Bedford, Grosvenor Charles > Ownership
Bindley, James, 1737-1818 > Ownership
Bull, Richard, 1725-1806 > Autographed letter signed to Annesley
Bull, Richard, 1725-1806 > Bookplate
Bull, Richard, 1725-1806 > Ms. notes
Butler, Sydney Courtauld, Mrs. R. A. Butler > Ownership
Burgh, Alexander Henry Leith, Baron, 1866-1926 > Ownership
Carlingford, Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue, Baron, 1823-1898 > Autographed letter signed
Clare, Richard Hobart Fitz-Gibbon, earl of, 1793-1864 > Crest & cypher
Cosens, Frederick William, 1819-1889 > Ownership
Courtauld, Augustine Mollie Montgomerie, 1907- > Ownership
Courtauld, Samuel Augustine, 1865- > Bookplate
Crampon, Alfred > Ownership
Damer, Anne Seymour, 1748 or 9-1828 > Gift to A.M. Storer
Dawson-Damer, George Lionel, 1788-1856 > Ownership
Dunn, Mary Armour > Ownership
Ford, John Walker, 1838-1921 > Ownership
Gaskell, Charles George Milnes, 1842-1919 > Bookplate
Gaskill, Francis Almon, 1846-1909 > Bookplate
Gough, Richard, 1735-1809 > Ownership
Hibbert, George, 1757-1837 > Ownership
Hibbert, Edward George, -1901 > Ownership
Lort, Michael, 1725-1790 > Gift of Horace Walpole
Lort, Michael, 1725-1790 > Autograph
Lort, Michael, 1725-1790 > Ms. notes
Lyson, Samuel > Ownership
Lyson, Samuel > Ms. notes
Mason, William, 1725-1797 > Ms. notes
Sadleir, Michael, 1888-1957 > Bookplate
Spoor, John A. (John Alden), 1851-1926 > Bookplate
Storer, Anthony Morris, 1746-1799 > Bookplate
Storer, Anthony Morris, 1746-1799 > Ownership
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Bookplate
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Donor
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Gift to M. Lort
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

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Catalog Record
1774870
Object ID (OID)
17479947

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