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- Title The Consummate Collector: William Beckford's Letters to his Bookseller
- Author Robert J. Gemmett
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- Pages 336
- Language ENG
- Publisher Fonthill Media
- Date 12/19/20
- ISBN 9781781553268
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Fonthill Media, Fonthill Media. 2014, 285pp. Illustrated. Cloth, with dust jacket. In very good condition. "This collection of over 350 letters written by William Beckford to his bookseller George Clarke over the years 1830 to 1834, gives a vivid picture of the insatiable connoisseur in the act of gathering the books and prints that ultimately became part of the library of the Duke of Hamilton, sold in 1882. This correspondence, with the addition of Clarke's own letters to Beckford, constitutes the most complete documentary record of Beckford's collecting habits and literary pursuits in existence. They are significant as historical documents that guide the reader into the golden age of the London book trade with its array of wealthy collectors, publishing houses, auction firms, book and print dealers.They also shed light on the negotiations with the publisher Richard Bentley for the publication of Italy; with Sketches of Spain and Portugal and trace the anxiety Beckford experienced in…
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