Creator
Austin Dobson; Illustrations by Percy and Leon Moran.
Title
Horace Walpole: A Memoir; with an Appendix of Books Printed at the Strawberry Hill Press;
Coverage
New York
Publisher
Dodd, Mead & Company (New York: De Vinne Press).
Date
1890
Description
Most bibliophile societies do not maintain formal premises of their own, and the Grolier’s decision in 1890 to build a home for its members was a momentous one for the Club, and for the book world at large. This watercolor rendering of the then-new Grolier Clubhouse at 29 East 32nd Street, along with the Grolier Club arms, hand-painted on the half-title of Austin Dobson’s 1890 edition of Horace Walpole: A Memoir, no doubt reflects the pleasure and pride of the unknown Grolier Club member who first owned the volume.
Source
Purchased in 2019 with Grolier Club Library Harper Funds