Consummate Collector Beckfords by Beckford William (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. New and Revised Edition. Large 8vo. 285 (3) pp, 35 figures on color plates. Edited with Introduction and Notes by Robert J. Gemmett. Orig ed @2000, New Revised Edition, 2014. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.75". Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. Size: Large 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. New revised edition. 285 pp. colour plates. Very light shelf wear to dust jacket o/w condition as new. Appears unread.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:0859552527.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This copy is in very good condition with a very good unclipped dust jacket. Internally the pages are excellent free from signs of wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Image shows actual item for sale. Book Condition: Very Good; firm binding; contents very good. Jacket Condition: Very Good; slightly edge-rubbed. Hard Cover Michael Russell 2000 Biography Letters.

hardback, large 8vo, 285pp, illustrated, no inscriptions, clean and tight, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 1781553262.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 336pp. b/w plates. Light shelf-wear to dustjacket, else in excellent clean, bright condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Norwich: Michael Russell, 2000. First edition. 336pp. Frontispiece & 13 illustrations. §One of an edition of 450 copies. Loosely inserted is the 'Table for Finding Endnotes' from the 2014 second edition. Original red cloth, gilt lettering. A near fine, bright copy in dustwrapper.

Mint in publishers cloth in like dustjacket. 336pp. Illustrated. 1st edition of excellent and well produced title limited to 450 copies. 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 his fruitless efforts to sell the Episodes of Vathek. The editor's explanatory notes are comprehensive, revealing Beckford's enthusiasms and the fury of his attack against competitors in the field. The Consummate Collector will be warmly received by bibliophiles, historians, and readers interested in one of the most fascinating men of his time. ISBN 0859552527.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by Editor. Letters to George Clarke over the years 1830 - 1834. Signed by Gemmett on the title page. No other inscriptions. Very good copy in similar, unclipped dust jacket. 336 pages, plates, bibliography, index. Approx. size 9.5" by 6". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Signed by Editor. ISBN: 0859552527. ISBN/EAN: 9780859552523. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 28325.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo, illustd, 336pp, orig red cloth, near fine looks unused copy in near fine dustwrapper which is in a clear removeable protector, very nice copy. Book.

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).