Princess house (4 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

6.5 x 10 cm piece cut from envelope, with the seal (roughly 1 x 1.5 cm) in black wax (2.5 cm in diameter) attached on a strip of paper. The seal a firm impression in good condition and the envelope fragment in fair condition, on aged paper, strip carrying typewriten caption laid down at foot. The Princess's autograph is unsigned, and simply reads: 'À mon cher petit Léopold.'.…

Zustand: Very good. 1839., 1839. Very good. - A 3 inch high by 4-3/4 inch wide cover from a letter addressed to Princess Mary "Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Gloucester". Most likely addressed in Charles Pelham Villiers' hand, the edges are framed in black ink. The British politician's Free Frank is stamped in red at top right. He has signed "Villiers" lower left and his wax seal, embossed with his crest, has been clipped and mounted at the bottom. The letter's cover is mounted onto 3-7/8 inch high by 5-3/8 inch wide paper clipped from an album with another autograph mounted on the verso. Very good. The British lawyer and politician Charles Pelham Villiers (1802-1898) hailed from the aristocratic Villiers family. Villiers was the longest serving Member of Parliament, serving in the House of Commons for 63 years from 1835 to 1898. A radical and reformer who collaborated with John Bright, Villiers played a role in the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. He was appointed to the cabinet as president of the Poor-Law Board by Lord Palmerston. With Florence Nightingale's help, Villiers passed reforms such as the Metropolitan Poor Act of 1867 which ensured professionalism in nursing and erected public infirmaries. Queen Victoria's aunt, Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776-1857) was the fourth daughter of King George III. Mary married her first cousin Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh when they were both 40 years old though she went on to outlive him. She saw her niece, Queen Victoria, ascend to the throne and was the longest living of George III's children.…

Zustand: Good. Single sheet with inked MS note 11 x 17.5 cm. Very Good with sun-staining to edges.