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LOT 633

Lot 633

Five Books from Vincent Massey's Student Days, early 20th century

Five Books from Vincent Massey's Student Days, early 20th century
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Five Books from Vincent Massey's Student Days, early 20th century

H. de Balzac. EUGENIE GRENDET, Paris: Calmann-Levy, c. 1905, signed and inscribed  “C. Vincent Massey/ Univ. Coll/Toronto 1909” with bookplate and annotated throughout

P. Cornielle. LE CID, Paris: Garnier Frères, c. 1908, signed and inscribed  “C. Vincent Massey/University College 1910/Toronto” with bookplate and extensive annotations in pen throughout

Hilaire Belloc, WARFARE IN ENGLAND, London: Williams and Norgate, inscribed 'Vincent Massey/Balliol” with bookplate and pencil annotations on front endpaper

Benjamin Jowett, (translator) ARISTOTLE’S POLITICS, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1908, inscribed “Vincent Massey/Balliol/1912” with bookplate

Matthew Page Andrews, A HERITAGE OF FREEDOM,  New York: George H. Doran, 1918,  inscribed "Vincent Massey/Ottawa, 1918" with bookplate
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Estimate $150-$250

Realised: $275
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Five Books from Vincent Massey's Student Days, early 20th century
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