Wanamaker, Lewis Rodman (1863-1928) Presentation Album, Signed Portraits of British Peerage, c. 1925.

Description:

Wanamaker, Lewis Rodman (1863-1928) Presentation Album, Signed Portraits of British Peerage, c. 1925.
Large folio volume bound in full crushed navy morocco by Zaenhsdorf, a.e.g., lacking the watered silk doublures and endleaves in the front, fragmentary at the back, each photograph signed by the subject, set into a hand-ruled mat, thrown out on fabric joints, with a hand-written curriculum vitae in a calligraphic hand facing, 20 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.
The following fifteen members of Parliament are included: Edmund FitzAlan-Howard (1855-1947); Algernon Keffington (1873-1952); James Caulfeild (1880-1949); George Monckton-Arundell (1844-1931); Henry Upton, Viscount Templetown (1853-1939); Frederick Smith, Viscount Hambleden (1868-1928); William Peel (1867-1937); Charles Colville (1854-1928); Herbert Gladstone (1854-1930); Richard Burdon Haldane (1856-1928); Montolieu Oliphant-Murray (1840-1927); John Bigham, Viscount Mersey (1840-1929); Sir Edward Grey (1862-1933); Weetman Pearson (1856-1927); Ivor Churchill Guest (1873-1939). The portrait of the Earl Jellicoe (1859-1935),called for on the contents page, has been removed.
Estimate $700-900


The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Keywords