The Collectors

An attractive little book. From the dj flap: “This brilliant & witty book distinguishes between two kinds of collecting: the one comprising stamps, buttons, tin soldiers, hotel labels & autographs; the other concerned with paintings books engravings & curios. Philippe Jullian makes no secret of the fact that his sympathies go more with the latter kind... but at the same time he draws interesting & amusing conclusions from the eccentricities of the less orthodox & less aesthetically minded collectors.” Chapters include Morality & Collecting; The confession of a collector; Dictionary of collectors & collecting; Age & collecting; In a prosperous society; Three temperaments. Dust jacket & occasional illustrations throughout by Jullian. Very good condition. Armorial bookplate. Dust Jacket and first blank page clipped.