BECKFORD, William; Robert J. Gemmett (ed.)

The Consummate Collector: William Beckford's Letters to His Bookseller

Norwich: Michael Russell, 2000. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (24cm). Red publisher's cloth, with red dust jacket; 336pp. Bookplate of James Glen Mead to front pastedown. With receipt from a Norwich bookseller glued to rear free endpaper. A straight, fresh copy with minor spotting along top edge: Very Good. Jacket lightly rubbed along edges, else Very Good.

"A vivid picture of the exigent connoisseur in the act of gathering the books and manuscripts that ultimately became part of the library of the Duke of Hamilton, sold in 1882" (jacket flap).

Price: $75.00

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