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NORFOLK. DAWSON (John). 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 Holkam.1817

Burnham: Printed, Published and Sold by J. Dawson, First edition, 12mo (195 x 120 mm), [4], v, 151pp., large paper copy, engraved frontispiece view of Holkham offset onto title-page, light browning and damp staining throughout, bookplate and booksellers typed description pasted onto front endpapers, recent half morocco, marbled boards, spine gilt tooled, untrimmed. A typical house guide of the period, but one which attempts to describe the contents, many of which still remain at Holkham. Holmes, p.135; Cooper II, pp.140-41.

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