Monuments inédits ou peu connus: faisant partie du cabinet de Guillaume Libri et qui se rapportent à l'histoire des arts du dessin considérés dans leur application à l'ornement des livres. 

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Creator

Guglielmo Libri

Title

Monuments inédits ou peu connus: faisant partie du cabinet de Guillaume Libri et qui se rapportent à l'histoire des arts du dessin considérés dans leur application à l'ornement des livres. 

Coverage

London

Publisher

Dulau & cie.

Date

1862

Description

This extraordinary volume is associated with two notorious figures in the history of book collecting: Sir Thomas Phillipps (1782-1872) and Count Guglielmo Libri (1803-1869). The book itself illustrates, in brilliant chromolithography, some of the highlights of Libri’s collection of rare books, manuscripts, and fine bindings, most of which Libri pilfered from French public libraries. This copy belonged to Sir Thomas Phillipps, perhaps the most voracious (and unpleasant) collector of the English nineteenth century, and is annotated by Phillipps to mark the books he acquired at the Libri auction of 1861.

Source

Purchased in 2004 with Grolier Club Library Harper Funds.