Excerpt from Horace Walpole and the Strawberry Hill Press, 1757-1789 Walpole, the bookman, planning the limited edi/ tions of his private press at Strawberry, ' reading proof with his printer, and entertaining his visitors with little verses, struck off in their honor, may interest the bookman of the twentieth century. Walpole shall tell his own story, in his own way, as far as may be possible. In his Short Notes on My Life Walpole records June 25, 1757 as the date of the establishment of the Strawberry Hill press. He ...
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Excerpt from Horace Walpole and the Strawberry Hill Press, 1757-1789 Walpole, the bookman, planning the limited edi/ tions of his private press at Strawberry, ' reading proof with his printer, and entertaining his visitors with little verses, struck off in their honor, may interest the bookman of the twentieth century. Walpole shall tell his own story, in his own way, as far as may be possible. In his Short Notes on My Life Walpole records June 25, 1757 as the date of the establishment of the Strawberry Hill press. He had fitted up as a print, ing office an untenanted cottage on his estate and employed as his printer one William Robinson. The step from collecting rare books to making them, Walpole found a natural one, and his enthusiasmover his new amusement, expressed in his letters, seems genuine, and makes pleasant reading for the bookman of today. Doubtless, mingled with his exultation over a new and unusual pastime for his leisure, was a characteristic satisfaction in placing himself in a position to become the patron of men of letters. It is quite certain he had no expectation of increasing his income by becoming a publisher, and equally certain that his motive was not a fear of having need of a press to print his own productions. The plan was wholly that of an amateur, fond of all rarities, and willing to amend a part of his income in putting forth limited editions of books that pleased his fancy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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