Visit the historic Salisbury House & Gardens, built between 1923-1928 by Carl and Edith Weeks. Carl Weeks was a famous cosmetics manufacturer and avid book collector in the early 20th century. The Salisbury House Library, located inside the Salisbury House & Gardens, is a repository of more than 3,000 rare and first edition books. The library contains rare books dating as far back as the 1400's. See some of the collection including rare editions and signed copies from authors like Earnest Hemmingway and Walt Whitman. Hear Salisbury House & Garden Curator and Historian Megan Stout Sibbel, talk about the history of the home, owner and collector Carl Weeks, and the library's literary collection.
17 июл 2014
