The stranger's guide to Holkham : containing a description of the paintings, statues, &c. of Holkham House, in the county of Norfolk, the magnificent seat and residence of T.W. Coke, Esq. M.P. : also, a brief account of the park, gardens &c. &c. with a short narrative of the sheep-shearing, annually held at Holkham : embellished with a view of the south front / compiled by J. Dawson.

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Dawson, J. (John), The stranger's guide to Holkham , 1817

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Creator:: Dawson, J. (John)
Title(s):: The stranger's guide to Holkham : containing a description of the paintings, statues, &c. of Holkham House, in the county of Norfolk, the magnificent seat and residence of T.W. Coke, Esq. M.P. : also, a brief account of the park, gardens &c. &c. with a short narrative of the sheep-shearing, annually held at Holkham : embellished with a view of the south front / compiled by J. Dawson.
Published/Created:: Burnham : Printed, published and sold by J. Dawson, 1817.
Physical Description:: [4], v, 151 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
DA690.H75 D38 1817 Copy 1
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Rare Books and Manuscripts
DA690.H75 D38 1817 Copy 2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3198020
Classification:: Books
Notes:: Engravings by and after T. Lester.
Page [1] printed on the verso of page v. Even-numbered pages are (mis-)printed on leaf rectos throughout; odds on versos.
Holmes, M. Country house described, p. 135
BAC: British Art Center has two copies. Copy 1 bound in publisher's original printed beige paper covered boards, rebacked.
BAC: British Art Center copy 2 bound in publisher's original printed boards; rebacked. Embossed stamp: Leamington Free Public Library. Blue ink stamp: Warwickshire County Library Withdraw.
Subject Terms:: Architecture, Domestic -- England -- Norfolk.
Burnham -- Imprints -- Specimens -- 1817.
Coke, Thomas William, Earl of Leicester, 1752–1842 -- Art collections.
Country homes -- England -- Norfolk.
Dawson, J. -- Publisher.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- England -- Norfolk.
Holkham (England) -- Guidebooks.
Holkham Hall (England) -- Guidebooks.
Leamington Free Public Library -- Stamp.
Painting -- Private collections -- Great Britain.
Warwickshire County Library -- Stamp.
Form/Genre:: Engravings -- 1817.
Guide books.
Contributors:: Lester, T. (Engraver), engraver.
Walter, Paul F., donor.
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