Lot 405
Ten Books from the Personal Library of Vincent Massey, early 20th century
Lot 405 Details
Ten Books from the Personal Library of Vincent Massey, early 20th century
1) W.R. Lethaby. ARCHITECTURE (London: Williams and Norgate, undated) Ownership inscription “Vincent Massey/Balliol” and with Vincent Massey’s bookplate.
2) E. Armstrong. LORENZO DE' MEDICI l (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1896) Ownership inscription “Vincent Massey/1912” and with Vincent Massey’s bookplate.
3) Thomas Dinham Atkinson. ENGLISH ARCHITECTURE (London: Methuen, 1904) Ownership inscription “C. Vincent Massey/London 1912” and with Vincent Massey’s bookplate.
4) Cuthbert Bede. THE ADVENTURES OF VERDANT GREEN: AN OXFORD FRESHMAN (Liverpool: Henry Young and Sons, 1909) Inscribed “Vincent Massey/London, 1910”, with Vincent Massey’s bookplate.
5) Walter Prichard Eaton (ed.). WASHINGTON SQUARE PLAYS (New York: Doubleday and Page, 1917) Inscribed “Vincent Massey”, with Vincent Massey’s bookplate.
6) Anthony Trollope. BARCHESTER TOWERS (London: Collins, 1910) Ownership signature “Vincent Massey/London 1910” with Vincent Massey’s bookplate.
7) Samuel Rawson Gardiner. THE CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS (Oxford: At The Clarendon Press, 1906) Ownership inscription “Vincent Massey/Balliol/1912” and with Vincent Massey’s bookplate
8) J.R. Seeley. INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE (London: Macmillan and Co., 1909) Inscribed “Vincent Massey/Balliol/1912”, with Vincent Massey’s bookplate.
9) Hilaire Belloc. CAUTIONARY TALES FOR CHILDREN (London: Eveleigh Nash, 1907). Ownership signature “C. Vincent Massey” with Vincent Massey’s bookplate.
10) John Masefield. THE TRAGEDY OF POMPEY THE GREAT. (London: Sidgwick and Jackson, Ltd., 1914) with ownership inscription of “R.H. Massey/Oxford, 1919” With Vincent Massey’s bookplate,
various sizes
Estimate $200-$300
