The Hamilton Palace Libraries; Catalogue of the Third Portion of the Beckford Library, Removed from Hamilton Palace Which Will Be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge, Auctioneers of Literary Property and Works Illustrative of the Fine

Excerpt from The Hamilton Palace Libraries; Catalogue of the Third Portion of the Beckford Library, Removed From Hamilton Palace: Which Will Be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge, Auctioneers of Literary Property and Works Illustrative of the Fine Arts, at Their House, No; 13, Wellington Street, Strand, W. C <p>Trissino, Italia Liberata, first edition with the suppressed verses &c. <p>The Greek and Latin Classics (many on large paper) and the Books printed by the Aldi and the Elzevirs (including the Pastis sier) are in the finest possible condition. Most of the Voyages and havels are enriched with valuable (often very caustic) manuscript notes by Mr. Beckford, and the numerous Books of Prints are in the choicest state, many of them brilliant Proofs and Etchings. The Catalogue of the fourth and last portion of the Beckford Library, which is preparing, will be issued as early as possible, and be followed by what is known as the hamilton library. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.