A. J. A. Symons – A Bibliomane His Books and His ClubsSimon HewettLabel: Grolier Club of New YorkDescription: A. J. A. Symons was as Simon C. W. Hewett puts it “a bibliophile bibliographer bookdealer calligrapher serial club founder gourmet author biographer and expert on Baron Corvo Oscar Wilde and Victorian musical boxes. He is perhaps best remembered as the author of The Quest for Corvo. Simon Hewett draws on his own collection highlighted in a 2018 exhibition at the Grolier Club representing Symons interests through manuscripts books letters membership lists photos catalogues rule books and ephemera.
