Condition remarks:
Condition: VG. Slipcase: Good. Page Condition: Good, slight yellowing visible. Markings: Presentation book plate on front pastedown. Binding: Appears intact. 63pp.

A richly detailed biography, The Forgotten Collector: Augustus Wollaston Franks of the British Museum chronicles the remarkable life and legacy of one of the most influential yet overlooked figures in the history of British museology. Augustus Wollaston Franks served as a keeper at the British Museum during the Victorian era, and this account illuminates his extraordinary contribution to the institution — personally acquiring and donating tens of thousands of objects that formed the backbone of its world-renowned collections. Author David M. Wilson, himself a former Director of the British Museum, brings unparalleled authority to the subject, presenting Franks not merely as a curator but as a passionate connoisseur whose tireless collecting zeal shaped the museum's holdings in medieval antiquities, ceramics, coins, and ethnography. Written with scholarly precision yet an accessible tone, the work argues convincingly that Franks deserves to be celebrated alongside the great collectors of his age, rescuing his reputation from the obscurity that has long shadowed it.