The Hamilton Palace Libraries. Catalogue of the First [-Fourth] Portion of the Beckford Library, Removed from Hamilton Palace. London: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 30 June 1882-27 November 1883.
Published by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge 1882 - 83, London, 1882
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In-8°, pp. IV, 237, XXXI; IV, 195, XXVII; VI, 196, XXVII; IV, 78, XII, legatura in mezza pelle con titolo in oro al dorso. Ottimo esemplare Raro catalogo della grande e pregiata vendita delllo scrittore e collezionista William Beckford, che "spese considerevoli somme di denaro per la sua biblioteca a Fonthill nel Wiltshire. I suoi primi acquisti furono effettuati intorno al 1785, a Parigi, e continuarono fino alla sua vecchiaia. Quando vendette Fonthill, nel 1822, a John Farquhar (che ne rivendette il contenuto, inclusa la biblioteca, il 9 settembre 1823), trasferì tutti i libri di valore nella sua nuova residenza a Lansdowne Terrace, Bath, dove fu sepolto 1844. Le sue collezioni d'arte, insieme ai suoi libri e alle stampe, andarono a suo genero, il decimo duca di Hamilton. Quando i cimeli di Hamilton furono smaltiti, la biblioteca di Beckford, che era stata tenuta separata, fu messa all'asta da Sotheby's in quattro vendite consecutive, che fruttarono l'enorme somma di £ 86.000" (De Ricci, p.84).…
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- Title
- The Hamilton Palace Libraries. Catalogue of the First [-Fourth] Portion of the Beckford Library, Removed from Hamilton Palace. London: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 30 June 1882-27 November 1883.
- Author
- BECKFORD, William
- Publisher
- Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge 1882 - 83, London
- Publication year
- 1882
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- False
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La libreria è gestita dalla Dott.ssa Barbara Xodo, iscritta al Ruolo dei Periti Esperti presso il Tribunale di Torino. La scelta che è stata fatta in questi 10 anni di attività è stata quella di puntare sulla qualità, facendosi guidare dalla curiosità, dalla rarità ma anche dalla particolarità del libro. Viene prestata una particolare attenzione al settore dell'Art Nouveau e Decò, senza tralasciare le antiche edizioni, le belle legature e i libri animati per bambini. Da quest'anno vi si può trovare una buona scelta di stampe di Torino e dintorni. La libreria svolge,inoltre, servizio di consulenza, perizia e stima di libri antichi, divisioni ereditarie e ricerche bibliografiche.…
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