Intimate Society Letters of the Eighteenth Century
Stanley Paul & Co, 1910. Hardcover. Frontispiece, xiv, 327p; viii, 329-696p. Burgundy morocco boards and a slightly brown spine. Richly gilt dentelles along the marbled end papers. BINDING SIGNED RIVIERE & SONS. INCLUDES A GIFT INSCRIPTION BY THE DUKE SIGNED "From John Xmas 1910" ON THE INSIDE FRONT BOARD. The recipient was his sister-in-law, Princess Helena (1846-1923). the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with her bookplate on the inside front boards. Princess Helena was the most active member of the royal family including founding member of the Red Cross as well as founding President of the Royal School of Needlework, and President of the Royal British Nurses Association. Her sister, Princess Louise, (1848 ¿ 1939), the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had married the Duke of Argyll in 1871. For commentaries regarding Princess Helena's bookplate, see p128 British Royal Bookplates by Brian North Lee, Scolar Press, 1992. Also from the Library of the London born photographer, historian and collector Hardwicke Knight (1911-2008) with his bookplate on the inside front blank. A fresh clean copy in a very attractive signed binding with rather remarkable provenances. Very Good. Item #6950
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
Price: $250.00