Lot 15
Doves Press.- Cobden-Sanderson (T.J.) Catalogue Raisonné of Books Printed & Published at the Doves Press, one of 300 copies, Ramsay MacDonald's copy with receipt loosely inserted, 1908.
Hammer Price: £700
Description
Doves Press.- [Cobden-Sanderson (T.J.)] Catalogue Raisonné of Books Printed & Published at the Doves Press, [one of 300 copies], first edition, printed in red and black, Ramsay MacDonald's copy with Doves Press invoice/receipt for Wordsworth's 'Prelude' made out to him and loosely inserted, light browning to final leaf, original holland-backed printed boards by the Doves Bindery, uncut, lightly soiled, 4to, Doves Press, 1908.
⁂ J.Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), politician and Britain's first Labour Prime Minister.
This is one of several books stolen from MacDonald's library and sold to a London bookshop, of which all but one were recovered and returned to the owner. The bookshop's pencilled price of £2 is still to be found on the front pastedown.
Description
Doves Press.- [Cobden-Sanderson (T.J.)] Catalogue Raisonné of Books Printed & Published at the Doves Press, [one of 300 copies], first edition, printed in red and black, Ramsay MacDonald's copy with Doves Press invoice/receipt for Wordsworth's 'Prelude' made out to him and loosely inserted, light browning to final leaf, original holland-backed printed boards by the Doves Bindery, uncut, lightly soiled, 4to, Doves Press, 1908.
⁂ J.Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), politician and Britain's first Labour Prime Minister.
This is one of several books stolen from MacDonald's library and sold to a London bookshop, of which all but one were recovered and returned to the owner. The bookshop's pencilled price of £2 is still to be found on the front pastedown.
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