Lot 83
Grey (Charles) Biography of His Royal Highness The Prince Consort, first edition, signed presentation inscription from Queen Victoria, Printed for Private Circulation by Smith, Elder and Co., 1866.
Hammer Price: £600
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Grey (Charles) Biography of His Royal Highness The Prince Consort, first edition, signed presentation inscription from Queen Victoria "To Major General Francis Seymour. In recollection of his beloved Mother from the dear Prince's devoted & sorrowing widow Victoria RI, April 25. 1867" to front free endpaper, engraved portrait frontispiece and 19 mounted photographic plates, tissue-guards, gutter broken with some text leaves and a few plates loose, including front free endpapers, half-title and frontispiece, pp.14-15 browned, a few leaves slightly frayed at edges, occasional light soiling (heavier to a few plates), some spotting to endpapers, original cloth, gilt, spine slightly mottled and with short tear to head, spine ends, corners and upper joint quite worn, lightly rubbed elsewhere, upper joint split at foot, 8vo, Printed for private circulation by Smith, Elder and Co., 1866.
Description
⁂ Please note the description of this lot has changed ⁂
Grey (Charles) Biography of His Royal Highness The Prince Consort, first edition, signed presentation inscription from Queen Victoria "To Major General Francis Seymour. In recollection of his beloved Mother from the dear Prince's devoted & sorrowing widow Victoria RI, April 25. 1867" to front free endpaper, engraved portrait frontispiece and 19 mounted photographic plates, tissue-guards, gutter broken with some text leaves and a few plates loose, including front free endpapers, half-title and frontispiece, pp.14-15 browned, a few leaves slightly frayed at edges, occasional light soiling (heavier to a few plates), some spotting to endpapers, original cloth, gilt, spine slightly mottled and with short tear to head, spine ends, corners and upper joint quite worn, lightly rubbed elsewhere, upper joint split at foot, 8vo, Printed for private circulation by Smith, Elder and Co., 1866.
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