Signed book: History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain by William H. Prescott. London: George Routledge and Sons. Leatherbound hardcover with all edges gilt, 5.25 x 7.5, 500 pages. Signed and inscribed on a free end page in ink to her son-in-law, "To dear Lorne, from his very affect. Mama, V. R., Christmas 1874." An ownership inscription in pencil on the opposite page notes, "Bought at Sotheby's sale Feb. 23rd 1948 of the Duke of Kent's books, Lot 42." Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, with wear to spine. The recipient, John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Marquess of Lorne, was the husband of Victoria's daughter Princess Louise; he served as the governor general of Canada from 1878 to 1883. A significant association copy.
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