Lot 47
Victoria (Queen) 3 Autograph Letters signed, 1864 & later.
Hammer Price: £480
Description
Victoria (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India, 1819-1901) 3 Autograph Letters signed, 1 to Miss Pratt, 2 to describing herself as "affect niece", together 6pp., 8vo, Osborne, Claremont & n.p., 20th April 1864 & later, the first a long letter sending condolences on the death of Miss Pratt's father, the Rev. George Davys, Queen Victoria's tutor and later Bishop of Peterborough, "His memory will ever be gratefully cherished by me, - with many dear recollections of my childhood. Alas! All those who knew me then are going fast, & I feel more & more sadly lonely in the midst of my great desolation!", first tears along folds, slightly browned.
Description
Victoria (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India, 1819-1901) 3 Autograph Letters signed, 1 to Miss Pratt, 2 to describing herself as "affect niece", together 6pp., 8vo, Osborne, Claremont & n.p., 20th April 1864 & later, the first a long letter sending condolences on the death of Miss Pratt's father, the Rev. George Davys, Queen Victoria's tutor and later Bishop of Peterborough, "His memory will ever be gratefully cherished by me, - with many dear recollections of my childhood. Alas! All those who knew me then are going fast, & I feel more & more sadly lonely in the midst of my great desolation!", first tears along folds, slightly browned.
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