Chromolithographs

Farewell Thom, Hello Doyle

July 28, 2011 · 0 comments

in Collections,Conservation,Printed books,Prints & Drawings,Projects

by Giada Gelli, Preservation Assistant As the cleaning of the Thom Collection drew to an end yesterday, we thought it fair to take a moment to talk about its beauty and richness. This stunning collection of some 3,900 volumes was the personal library of Alexander Thom (1801-79) – Thom’s Directories anyone? – and was donated […]

Tagged as: Alexander Thom, Arthur Conan Doyle, Chromolithographs, Clean Sweep, Edmund Evans, Giada Gelli, In Fairyland, Kitcat, Punch, Richard Doyle, Thom collection, William Allingham

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