first edition Illus. with frontispiece portrait of Brooke, title-page vignettes, a ground plan of the house, a bookplate, 17 facsimile reprodu
1891 · London
by (Brooke, Thomas) Ellis, G.I., compiler
London: Ellis and Elvey, 1891. First edition, one of 100 copies, with six copies of large paper. Illus. with frontispiece portrait of Brooke, title-page vignettes, a ground plan of the house, a bookplate, 17 facsimile reproductions from manuscripts. Printed on fine paper by Chiswick Press, for private circulation only. vi, 318; [iv], 319-759,[ 5] pp. 2. Original art vellum paper over boards, printed in blue, uncut. Spines toned. First edition, one of 100 copies, with six copies of large paper. Illus. with frontispiece portrait of Brooke, title-page vignettes, a ground plan of the house, a bookplate, 17 facsimile reproductions from manuscripts. Printed on fine paper by Chiswick Press, for private circulation only. vi, 318; [iv], 319-759,[ 5] pp. 2. An important library containing 170 volumes with fore-edge painting by Vecellio, from the famous Pillone library which are listed at pp.662-680 of Volume II, "Collected at the close of the sixteenth century by Dr. Odorico Pillone of Casteldardo, and ornamented on the sides and edges with paintings...now preserved in an ebony bookcase..."
With ALS presenting this copy. See The Book Collector, Spring 1958, on the history of the Pillone library. De Ricci, pg 167-68 (Inventory #: 262502)
With ALS presenting this copy. See The Book Collector, Spring 1958, on the history of the Pillone library. De Ricci, pg 167-68 (Inventory #: 262502)