Signed book: Meditations on Death and Eternity. London: Emily Faithfull & Co., 1862. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 385 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in black ink to her daughter Princess Louise, "To dear Louise, from her affectionate & unhappy Mama, Victoria R, July 1862." A royal crest bookplate is affixed to the front pastedown, and the title page bears a pencil notation: "Bought at Sotheby's sale Feb 23, 1948, of the Duke of Kent's books." Autographic condition: fine, with some toning to the edges of the signed page. Book condition: VG/None, with minor soiling and edgewear. Victoria's husband and Louise's father, Prince Albert, had passed away on December 14, 1861, perhaps prompting the thoughtful gift of this volume several months later.
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