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The Life, Motto, and Library of William Walker (1570-1642), Vicar of Chiswick

February 12 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Approximately twenty-five printed books and ten manuscripts have been located from before 1640 which bear the florid inscription: “Will and Walke aright. Will: Walker,” usually appearing on the title-page of a printed book, or on the first or last leaf of a manuscript.

This talk will attempt to identify the author of the inscription and the owner of the books and manuscripts in new detail; to reconstruct William Walker’s small but unquestionably significant personal library; and to trace the history of the “best” manuscript of Sir Philip Sidney’s “Old Arcadia.”

An in-person and virtual presentation by Alan H. Nelson, Professor Emeritus, Department of English, University of California, Berkeley

** Co-presented and co-hosted by The American Trust for the British Library and The Bibliographical Society of America **

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Date:
February 12
Time:
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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The Book Club of California
312 Sutter Street Ste 500
San Francisco, CA 94108 United States
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