The Plays of John Galsworthy (Harold Wilson's Gladstone Prize copy)
John Galsworthy
From Christian White Rare Books Ltd, Ilkley, YORKS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 23 August 2006
From Christian White Rare Books Ltd, Ilkley, YORKS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 23 August 2006
About this Item
Harold Wilson's Gladstone Prize Book, embossed in gilt with 'Oxoniensis Academia' crest to upper cover. The 'Gladstone Memorial Prize' bookplate appears on the front paste-down with Wilson's ownership signature: 'J H Wilson, Jesus College, 1936'. Bookseller's ticket from Blackwells, Oxford. Hardcovers, green cloth, very good, the covers are clean with bright gilt, edges fingermarked and spotting to preliminaries. Blackwell's bookmark laid in at 'Justice: A Tragedy'. This book comes from the private collection of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his wife Mary who died recently at the age of 102. During his lifetime Harold Wilson kept the book in the Ashley Gardens mansion flat in Westminster that the couple shared until his death in 1995. After she lost her husband Mary Wilson continued to live in the couple's flat, surrounded by a lifetime's accumulation of books and memories until 2016. Very Good Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item. Seller Inventory # 4661
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Plays of John Galsworthy (Harold ...
Publisher: London Duckworth 1935
Publication Date: 1935
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
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