THE
BOOKBINDER
in Eighteenth-Century
Williamsburg
An Account of his Life & Times, & of his Craft
Williamsburg Craft Series
WILLIAMSBURG
Published by Colonial Williamsburg
MCMXC
The Bookbinder in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg
In October 1770 the inventory of the personal estate of Lord Botetourt, His Majesty’s Governor General of Virginia, contained a catalogue of books in the library at the Palace, made after his death by his executors. The shelves held over three hundred volumes. Today this library has been recreated by Colonial Williamsburg using the inventory list and other information on books in print at that time. The actual library of Lord Botetourt was sent back to England—and was lost at sea.