Strickland, Agnes (1796-1874) Lives of the Queens of England

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Strickland, Agnes (1796-1874) Lives of the Queens of England. Philadelphia: George Barrie and Sons, 1902-1903.
Sixteen volumes, number six of seven deluxe sets of the Alexandra edition, bound for the author Agnes Carey in full navy blue morocco, with her gilt monogram, a.e.g., silk endleaves, hand-colored portraits set inside the front board of each volume; throughout the set, each plate is printed four times, on Japanese paper, India paper, papier de Chine and hand-colored on Holland handmade paper, each volume housed in a navy buckram slipcase, edged in morocco and lined with velvet, some slipcases bumped, with shelf wear; two heads and one foot chipped with loss, back board of volume one becoming detached, three volumes with spine starting to come away, otherwise a good example of a rare set; each volume 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 in., occupying approximately 3 feet of shelf space. (16)
Estimate $700-900


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