Canadian Arts, Culture & History

November 2530, 2023
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LOT 521

Lot 521

Ten Books From Vincent Massey's Years at The University of Toronto, 1907-1910

Ten Books From Vincent Massey's Years at The University of Toronto, 1907-1910
Lot 521 Details
Ten Books From Vincent Massey's Years at The University of Toronto, 1907-1910

each volume with owner's inscription ('C. Vincent Massey, University College, Toronto 1908' or similar) and bookplate

1) A.G. Bradle,. THE MAKING OF CANADA, Toronto, The Copp Clark Co., 1908
2) Stopford A. Brooke. ON TEN PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE, London, Archibald Constable and Co., 1906, inscribed
3) Curtis Hidden Page. BRITISH POETS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, Boston, Benjamin H. Sanborn and Co., 1904
4) H.F. Pelham. OUTLINES OF ROMAN HISTORY, London: Rivingtons., 1905
5) Walter C. Bronson (ed.) ENGLISH ESSAYS, New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1905
6) Bolton King. MAZZINI, London, J.M. Dent and Co., 1902,
7) Alfred A. Pollard (ed.) THE WORKS OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER, London: Macmillan, 1903,
8) Bossuet. ORAISONS FUNEBRES, Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1906
9) Rev. Richard Morris (ed.). CHAUCER, London, Rivingtons., 1906
10) T.F. Tout, TEH EMPIRE AND THE PAPACY, London, Rivingtons, 1906
various sizes

Estimate $200-$300

Realised: $799.50
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