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LOT 482

Lot 482

Signed Royal Presentation Copy of 'Princess Elizabeth, the Illustrated Story of Twenty-One Years in the Life of the Heir Presumptive', 1947

Signed Royal Presentation Copy of 'Princess Elizabeth, the Illustrated Story of Twenty-One Years in the Life of the Heir Presumptive', 1947
Lot 482 Details
Signed Royal Presentation Copy of 'Princess Elizabeth, the Illustrated Story of Twenty-One Years in the Life of the Heir Presumptive', 1947

inscribed 'To the Prime Minister from Mary R, April 21, 1947 (Queen Elizabeth's 21st birthday)
9.8 x 7.25 in — 25 x 18.4 cm

Estimate $100-$150

Realised: $540
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Signed Royal Presentation Copy of 'Princess Elizabeth, the Illustrated Story of Twenty-One Years in the Life of the Heir Presumptive', 1947
  • Signed Royal Presentation Copy of 'Princess Elizabeth, the Illustrated Story of Twenty-One Years in the Life of the Heir Presumptive', 1947
  • Signed Royal Presentation Copy of 'Princess Elizabeth, the Illustrated Story of Twenty-One Years in the Life of the Heir Presumptive', 1947
Note:

Copies of the present lot were sent out to dignitaries of the Common Wealth countries by Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, on the occasion of the Princess Elizabeth's 21st birthday. This one apparently to Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.

CONDITION DETAILS

Loss to dust jacket, front upper left corner. Staining to inscribed end paper.

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