Item #1089 The Letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu. Elizabeth Montagu.
The Letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu

The Letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu

London: Matthew Montagu, Esq. M.P., 1810. Third Edition. Hardcover. 12mo (7-1/2" x 4-3/4") Four Volumes. [4], 2-304, [2]; [4], 2-318, [2]; [4], 2-340, [2]; [4], 2-370, [2] pp. All volumes with bookplates of Oscar Benjamin Cintas and Thomas Samuel Mott. Oscar Benjamin Cintas y Rodriguez was the Cuban ambassador to the United States from 1932 - 1934. He was known as a prominent patron of the arts and among his acquisitions were the only first edition of Cervantes' Don Quixote and the fifth and final manuscript of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. This manuscript, the only one to which Lincoln added his signature, is exhibited in the Lincoln Bedroom of the White House. All volumes tan contemporary calf, covers with gilt edges. Spine gilt decorations and maroon leather labels with title label reading Montague's Letters. Text blocks tight and unmarked except as noted. Vol.1 head 1" of upper cover joint starting, previous book seller information on free endpaper, foxing to endpapers and initial and final pages. Vol. 2 light foxing to endpapers and initial and final pages. Vol. 3 light foxing to endpapers and initial and final pages. Vol. 4 3/4' worm damage head of inner gutter from endpapers to p.6, light foxing to endpapers and initial and final pages. Very good. Item #1089

Price: $275.00

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