VIOLLET-LE-DUC, E. - ‘ANNALS OF A FORTRESS’
VIOLLET-LE-DUC, E. - ‘ANNALS OF A FORTRESS’
translated by Benjamin Bucknall, published by Sampson Low et al, London, 1875, later half brown leather bound, with marbled boards, the spine with black leather half title, inside front cover with Perran Wood and David Mann bookplates, retaining plates
Provenance:
The collection of Perran Wood, thence by family descent.
Perran Wood was born in Cape Town in 1945. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1970s, where he became a glass expert at Sotheby’s.
In retirement, Perran devoted himself to his enduring love of books, building an extensive collection and earning widespread respect for his deep knowledge of the subject. His books were a source of lifelong curiosity and pleasure, each valued for what they held within their pages.
VIOLLET-LE-DUC, E. - ‘ANNALS OF A FORTRESS’
translated by Benjamin Bucknall, published by Sampson Low et al, London, 1875, later half brown leather bound, with marbled boards, the spine with black leather half title, inside front cover with Perran Wood and David Mann bookplates, retaining plates
Provenance:
The collection of Perran Wood, thence by family descent.
Perran Wood was born in Cape Town in 1945. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1970s, where he became a glass expert at Sotheby’s.
In retirement, Perran devoted himself to his enduring love of books, building an extensive collection and earning widespread respect for his deep knowledge of the subject. His books were a source of lifelong curiosity and pleasure, each valued for what they held within their pages.
