Fine Red Leather Bindings / Books Memoirs of Madame Du Barri London 1896 - 4 Volumes

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Fine red leather bindings "Memoirs of Madame Du Barri" London 1896 - 4 volumes.

Translated from the French by the … Read more Fine red leather bindings "Memoirs of Madame Du Barri" London 1896 - 4 volumes.

Translated from the French by the translator of "Vidocq" (H. T. Riley) in four volumes. London - H. S. Nichols, 3 Soho Square and 62 Piccadilly, 1896.

Good condition - some foxing and wear. Each volume measures 9" x 6" x 1 1/4". Wonderful red leather with raised spine, gold titles and marbled end papers.

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Robert Henry Allerton (1873 – 1964) was son and heir of First National Bank of Chicago co-founder Samuel Allerton. He was a philanthropist who served as a trustee and honorary president for the Art Institute of Chicago, becoming one of its benefactors by donating thousands of artworks. He also became a trustee for the Honolulu Academy of Art, leaving a trust that funds the Academy to this day.

Robert Allerton traveled around the world buying statues and other works of art. Many were placed on his estate ″The Farms″ in Piatt County, Illinois. In 1946, Allerton donated the estate, renamed the Robert Allerton Park, to the University of Illinois. More than 100 statues and many other artworks can be found there. He was instrumental in the founding of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, which now includes Allerton Garden, his former property on the island of Kauaʻi in the state of Hawaii. See less