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LOT 574

Lot 574

Presentation Copy to Prime Minister John Thompson of Sir Joseph Pope's MEMOIRS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD, 1894

Presentation Copy to Prime Minister John Thompson of Sir Joseph Pope's MEMOIRS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD, 1894
Lot 574 Details
Presentation Copy to Prime Minister John Thompson of Sir Joseph Pope's MEMOIRS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD, 1894

2 vols., 8vo., portrait frontispieces, full titles, deckle edged pages in blue linen boards with gilt Canada Company coat of arms, inscribed by the author to Prime Minister John Thompson, with a note on Privy Council letterhead (glued down to the endpaper) from the author to Lady Thompson, published at Ottawa, Durie & Son, 1894
9 x 6.25 in — 22.9 x 15.9 cm

Estimate $200-$300

Realised: $1,800
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Presentation Copy to Prime Minister John Thompson of Sir Joseph Pope's MEMOIRS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD, 1894
  • Presentation Copy to Prime Minister John Thompson of Sir Joseph Pope's MEMOIRS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD, 1894
  • Presentation Copy to Prime Minister John Thompson of Sir Joseph Pope's MEMOIRS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD, 1894
  • Presentation Copy to Prime Minister John Thompson of Sir Joseph Pope's MEMOIRS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD, 1894
Provenance:

Inscribed by the author to Prime Minister John Thompson, 1894

CONDITION DETAILS

Volume I: Indent to spine and bumped corners. Author's presentation letter laid down onto the front end-paper. Author's presentation inscription on the half title page.
Volume II: Wear to covers, one bumped corner. Break to front hinges. Pages clean.

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