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The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier (Harold Wilson's copy)

John Greenleaf Whittier
The Albion Edition of works by American poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier. Very good, bound in fresh green cloth with gilt titles, ni… Read more
Published in 1895 by Frederick Warne.
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The Albion Edition of works by American poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier. Very good, bound in fresh green cloth with gilt titles, nicks to head of spine, front hinge cracked, the pages are bright and crisp. Gift inscription to verso of half title 'Nellie Edwards from Barbara'. Laid in typescript examination paper 'First Public Examination (pass) Political Economy [M.T 1932] with a pencil correction of the grammar in question 8. This book comes from the private collection of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his wife Mary who died recently at the age of 102. During his lifetime Harold Wilson kept the book in the Ashley Gardens mansion flat in Westminster that the couple shared until his death in 1995. After she lost her husband Mary Wilson continued to live in the couple's flat, surrounded by a lifetime's accumulation of books and memories until 2016.


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Publisher Frederick Warne
Date published 1895
Condition Very Good
Binding Hardcover
Book condition Very Good
Product code 4709


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