Cockerell: Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, friend of Ruskin and Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
Edition: 1st US Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.
Cockerell: Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, friend of Ruskin and Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
First American edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition, lightly rubbed and soiled, in alike Very Good- dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number on front paste down.
Beginning his career as a clerk in the British Museum, Sydney Cockerell rose through the ranks to become Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. As a friend of the artist John Ruskin, Cockerell was a key figure in the development of the museum's collections. His wit and intelligence are on display in this lively and informative book.; B&W Photographs; 8vo; FSA.
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