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Lot 2

Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan

Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan
Lot 2 Details
Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan

LEAVES FROM THE JOURNAL OF OUR LIVES IN THE HIGHLANDS FROM 1848 TO 1861

8vo., inscribed in quill 'To Sir Hugh Allan from VIctoria R.I., Lake Memphramagog [sic]. June 20, 1870, illustrated frontispiece, full title, 315pp., with gilt edges in tooled red calf boards bearing VA cypher and applied binder's label for Dawson Bros,, Montreal, London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1868

Estimate $800-$1,200

Realised: $840
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Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan
  • Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan
  • Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan
  • Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan
  • Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan
  • Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan
  • Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan
  • Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan
  • Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan
  • Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan
  • Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan
  • Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan
  • Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan
  • Royal Signed Presentation Book, Queen Victoria to Sir Hugh Allan
Provenance:

Ravenscrag book plate

Who was Hugh Allan, Esq.?
About Ravenscrag, Montreal

CONDITION DETAILS

Wear to leather boards at edges and hinges. Some spotting to front cover. Loss to satin finish front end paper. 'Leaf press' stains throughout,, otherwise the interior is in good condition.

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