Holkham Library: A History and Description

by D. P Mortlock

$425 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

Publisher's quarter green morocco over green cloth, spine and front board gilt. Bookplate of Jane Wrightsman. No. 64 of 100 morocco-bound copies presented to members of the Roxburghe Club by the Earl of Leicester. This work offers an in-depth exploration of one of the world's most distinguished private libraries, housed at Holkham Hall in Norfolk. The collection was initiated by Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester 16971759 , during his Grand Tour through France and Italy, which

• Binding: Leather

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