Treasures from Lord Fairhaven's Library at Anglesey Abbey

Purcell, Mark & Pearson, David & Hale, William

ISBN 10: 1857598261 / ISBN 13: 9781857598261

Published by National Trust, United Kingdom, 2013

large paperback, pictorial card covers with return flaps, a very good tightly bound copy, clean and unmarked, i9llustrated throughout, 160pp. Seller Inventory # 276812

Synopsis:

The library at Anglesey Abbey was assembled in the mid-twentieth century by the Anglo-American Huttleston Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven. It includes within it an astounding cabinet des livres, consisting of approximately 200 fine colour plate books, fine bindings, extra illustrated books and private press books. The majority of these books have never been seen in public. They have been described as among the finest copies in existence of some of the grandest books ever produced. Written by National Trust Libraries Curator, Mark Purcell, Director of the Guildhall Library, David Pearson and Cambridge University Library's William Hale, this book includes details of superb botanical, topographical, architectural and costume books, atlases, as well as a selection of some of the finest bookbindings made in England between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. 'Treasures from Lord Fairhaven's Library at Anglesy Abbey' introduces one of the most remarkable book collections of the twentieth century, setting into a broad context one of National Trust's most splendid and most inaccessible collections.

About the Author: Mark Purcell is the National Trust Libraries Curator. David Pearson is Director of the Guildhall Library William Hale works in the rare books department, Cambridge University Library.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Treasures from Lord Fairhaven's Library at ...
Publisher: National Trust, United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition