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Scientist, Scholar & Scoundrel: A Bibliographical Investigation of the Life and Exploits of Count Guglielmo Libri by Jeremy M. Norman
$35.00
xxii, 176pp. Illustrated. 9 x 6 inches. Soft cover, acid-free paper. ISBN 978-1-60583-041-4. NP42810
A bio-bibliographical account of the life and exploits of the notorious Count Guglielmo Libri (1802-69), mathematician, journalist, patriot, historian of science, paleographer, book collector, bibliographer, antiquarian bookseller, forger and book thief. The work includes an annotated timeline and various essays which place Libri's life and works and the "Libri Affair" in context. Finely designed by Jerry Kelly and printed on Mohawk paper. Includes an index of personal names. Published by The Grolier Club in connection with an exhibition held at the Grolier Club from March 14 - May 24, 2013.
- Download the title page, contents and introduction.
- Download Eve M. Kahn's review of the Grolier Club exhibition in the New York Times, issue of March 22, 2013.
- Download William Butts' review in Manuscripts 65, no. 4 (Fall 2013).
Reviews
—Society for the History of Authorship, Reading & Publishing, SHARPNews 23, no. 1 (Winter 2014).(pdf)
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