Charles Sebright

Sir Charles Sebright, Baron d'Everton KCMG (1807 – 9 October 1884) was a 19th-century Scottish diplomat who served in the Ionian Islands and a bibliophile.

Sebright was praised for providing level-headed leadership when the after a revolt by the islanders ended British rule in 1864.

Most of the books were printed between the 15th and 18th centuries, and include Italian historiography and literature, incunabula, and illustrated folios.

Sebright's collection also contains books on theology – including a rare copy of the Complutensian Polyglot Bible – literature, archaeology, antiquities, and numismatics.

[8] On 24 November 1871, he married for a second time at the British Consulate in Naples to Scottish writer Georgina Muir Mackenzie.

Sir Charles Sebright's book collection includes a rare copy of the Complutensian Polyglot Bible , with Greek, Latin, and Hebrew translations. The collection is housed at McGill University in Montreal.