The Hamilton palace libraries
Subtitle: Catalogue of ... the Beckford Library, removed from Hamilton Palace ... sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge ...
Publisher: Dryden Press; J. Davy & Sons
Published: 1882
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Rare books; Books; Prices
Notes: A collection rich in early printed books, French, Italian and Spanish works, rare voyages and travels, etc., but especially famous for fine bindings; left by William Beckford to his younger daughter, the Duchess of Hamilton, and removed after his death, 1844, to Hamilton Palace, but kept apart from the Hamilton collections.