Description of Fonthill Abbey and Demesne, in the County of Wilts

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Excerpt from Description of Fonthill Abbey and Demesne, in the County of Wilts: Including a List of Its Paintings, Cabinets, &C, The curiosity qf the public has long been excited respecting the spacious buildings - and improvements, together with the various ornamental collections that have been preparing jbr many years at Fonthill, but the Tourist and Virtuoso have hitherto waited iii vain 'jbr that degree qf perfizction which the Proprietoi' fer quired, bqbre he opened his domains to general view. It being now annoynced, that'admission may be gained by T ichets, it is presumed that this compilation will prove both useful and pleasing tor those persons who visit the elegant Demesne at Fonthill, as well as form an agreeable substitute to others, whose situation or con menience will not allow that personal inspection of the curious and interesting mansion and its appendages, which the proposed admission will a¿ord to the Spectator?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.