[FINE BINDINGS] -- A group of 4 works in 5 volumes in finely bound. Includes PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY CUNNINGHAM, MACAULAY ANS, and QUEEN VICTORIA'S SIGNATURE TIPPED IN.
Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 9, 2021
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Lot Description
[FINE BINDINGS] -- A group of 4 works in 5 volumes in finely bound, comprising:
CUNNINGHAM, Peter. The Story of Nell Gwyn: and the Sayings of Charles the Second. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1852. Later calf gilt, stamp-signed LEIGHTON. Provenance: W. J. Thoms (inscription). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY CUNNINGHAM to W.J. Thoms. – TREVELYAN, George Otto, Sir. The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1876. 2 volumes. 20th-century green crushed levant stamp-signed BUMPUS LTD. Second edition. [Tipped in:] MACAULAY. Autograph note signed ("Macaulay"), to Mrs. Drummond, 8 March 1837, on Papier Satiné. -- STERNE, Laurence. A Sentimental Journey. London: George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1894. Contemporary tan morocco gilt, stamp-signed RAMAGE. Another edition. -- [VICTORIA, QUEEN OF ENGLAND (1819-1901)]. HOLMES, Richard R. Queen Victoria 1819-1901. London, New York, and Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901. Contemporary dark brown crushed levant gilt, stamp-signed RIVIERE AND SON. Provenance: Acquired from W.&G. Foyles Ltd., 119-125 Charing Cross Rd., London (sticker); Winnie Hearndon (inscription), gifted to; Annie Paxton (inscription, 1908). NEW EDITION. QUEEN VICTORIA'S SIGNATURE TIPPED IN. -- Together, 4 works in 5 volumes, all 8vo, condition generally fine.
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