The consummate collector: William Beckford's letters to his bookseller

First edition, limited to 400 copies. This book is based on a group of never before published letters written by Beckford to his bookseller, George Clarke, over the years 1830 to 1834. They give an interesting insight into the collecting and publishing world of Beckford; his library eventually became part of the library of the Duke of Hamilton. With 13 illustrations on 8 plates. Frontispiece; 336 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..