Royal Bookplate for Queen Victoria by G W Eve
£150.00
YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: Unknown
MAKER: G W Eve
STOCK CODE: RBP004
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Item Description
V R I Royal Library Windsor Castle (Queen Victoria).
Crest plate: the Royal crest flanked by V on one side and R I on the other, the inscription on a scroll below, all within a rectangular border. This print, unusually, lacks the etcher's monogram. Used for Octavo volumes.
In v good condition and framed in matt black.
Described in Brian North Lee's "Royal British Bookplates". See page 171 - plate 158.
History
Provenance: From the collection of Sir Charles Travis Clay (1885-1978), Librarian of the House of Lords from 1922-1956.
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