Henry Edwards Huntington: A Biography
Henry Edwards Huntington: A Biography
$68.95
HUNTINGTON. Thorpe, James
Cl. Berkeley, 1994
Book ID: 12551
The famed LA rail tycoon, art patron and book collector.
A legendary book collector, a connoisseur of fine art, a horticulturist, and a philanthropist, Henry Edwards Huntington is perhaps best known as the founder of the world-renowned Huntington Library, Art Gallery, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California. James Thorpe's comprehensive biography of Huntington tells the richly human story of the man who became America's greatest book collector and was a leading figure in the development of southern California.
623 pp.
