THE BANKS LETTERS. A CALENDAR OF THE MANUSCRIPT CORRESPONDENCE OF SIR JOSEPH BANKS

£150.00

Author: DAWSON WARREN (EDITOR)
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, THE BRITISH MUSEUM, 1958
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THIS IS A PROOF COPY, NICELY BOUND IN BUCKRAM. THE BOOK WAS GIVEN TO FRANCIS WILLIAM STEER (ARCHIVIST AND LIBRARIAN TO THE BISHOP AND CHAPTER OF CHICHESTER) BY THE AUTHOR LINDSAY FLEMING JUST PRIOR TO LINDSAY’S DEATH. STEER THEN HAD IT BOUND. THE BOOK CONTAINS TWO LETTERS FROM STEER TO DENIS COLE CONCERNING SOPHIA BANKS AND THE LYSONS FAMILY, ALSO TWO LETTERS FROM COLE TO STEERS, AND ONE FROM FLEMING TO STEERS. THE BOOK HAS NO TITLE PAGE OR INTRODUCTION AND HAS SOME ANNOTATIONS BY A PROOF READER. 899 PAGES. VERY GOOD.