(REFERENCE) Thomson John Catalogue of Books Forming the Libr

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(REFERENCE.) Thomson, John. Catalogue of Books Forming the Library of Jay Gould. Frontispiece plate of Gould's mansion Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, NY. [4], 274, [4] pages. 4to, contemporary cloth-backed boards, moderate wear; minor foxing, minimal dampstaining toward rear, rear hinge split; title page in red and black, uncut; #32 of 100, inscribed by widow Helen Miller Gould to Mrs. S.B. Northrop on limitation page in January 1893. Philadelphia, 1890

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The private library catalogue of the archetypal Gilded Age "robber baron." His taste ran more toward European and Asian history, but his Americana section lists a Catlin portfolio, an Audubon elephant portfolio set, and other worthy titles.