(MURRAY, Charles Fairfax).

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401 pp., 1 leaf; 187 pp. Two vols. in one. Large 4to, cont. blue half-morocco & marbled boards (extremities a little worn). London [Rome]: 1899. Limited to fifty copies only; privately printed and very rare. This is the best and most complete record of Murray’s library. “Murray (1849-1919) was one of the most singular figures of the art world. Himself an artist of no mean distinction, he succeeded, although without any large means of his own, in accumulating...illuminated manuscripts...and, above all, books of every description. A friend of William Morris and Burne Jones, he owned the finest set of Kelmscott books in any library. His collections of early German, French, and especially Italian books, were among the largest and choicest in private hands. If the Fairfax Murray library had been dispersed in one continuous series of sales, the event would have been truly sensational; unfortunately, the sales were spread over several years and no real system was followed. In addition, many of the finest books were sold privately.”–De Ricci, p. 178. 4659 books are described. Very good set, with a presentation inscription from Murray on the half-title, dated July 1902. A third volume, describing the Adda library at Milan and separately published in 1902, is not present as is usual.

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