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Description:
Malan, Alfred Henry (1852-1928) Famous Homes of Great Britain and their Stories[and] More Famous Homes of Great Britain, ex libris Edith Wharton. New York: Putnam's Sons [and] London: The Pall Mall Magazine, 1900. Two large octavo volumes, each with Edith Wharton's Pavillon Colombe, Saint-Brice-sous-Foret bookplate pasted inside the front board, bound in uniform publisher's red cloth ornately stamped in gilt with a Tudor rose design; some wear to bindings, including fraying cloth, corner bumps, spine fading, and a tear along the front joint, signed on ffep by Ruth Henley, Mrs. I. Greenwood Duncan, 11 x 7 1/2 in. (2)
Estimate $300-500
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alfred henry, tudor rose, Ruth Henley, I. Greenwood Duncan, United Kingdom, LondonJohn Dorfman
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
The Fine Books & Manuscripts department delivers scholarship, expertise, and attention to detail in appraisals, evaluations, and auctions of rare books and historically important material ranging from medieval manuscripts to presidential documents.