The Canada Auction Series: Canadian Arts, Culture & History

May 27June 01, 2023
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LOT 402

Lot 402

Two Books Signed by Governors General of Canada, 19th & early 20th centuries

Two Books Signed by Governors General of Canada, 19th & early 20th centuries
Lot 402 Details
Two Books Signed by Governors General of Canada, 19th & early 20th centuries

1) Helen, Lady Dufferin
SONGS, POEMS AND VERSES
439pp. with portrait frontispiece tissue guarded, folding genealogical table with a bibliography of works by the Sheridan family, in light green boards with a gilt tooled pattern of coronets over monograms, London: John Murray, 1895, quill inscribed: "To Ida with the affectionate regards of her old friend, the Editor Dufferin and Ava, Paris, April 1895”

2) Various Authors
THE LIBERAL WAY: A Record of Opinion on Canadian Problems as Expressed and Discussed at the First Liberal Summer Conference [in] Port Hope, September 1933, Vancouver: J.M. Dent & Sons Limited, 1933, signed by Vincent Massey in quill on the title page, and with his pencil annotations on the front end paper
larger 8.75 x 5.75 in — 22.2 x 14.6 cm

Estimate $200-$300

Realised: $338.25
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Two Books Signed by Governors General of Canada, 19th & early 20th centuries
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Helen Blackwood, Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye

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