Monsieur Le Marquis

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"Monsieur Le Marquis de ----- (1780 - 1793). Memoires Inedits Recueillis par Walter Herries Pollock". This copy bears two neat ink inscriptions as follows: "Offrande d'accueill et de salutations affection de la part de Walter Herries Pollock a 11me Mars 1894", and "Irene Beresford Hope from Mother". A miniature book in vellum, or vellum paper, decorated and bevelled binding, 8 x 12 cms, 22 pages all original. Curiously, each page tissue guarded. Printed dedication: "A Mrs Graham Murray". [Walter Herries Pollock (1850-1926), was an English writer, poet, lecturer and journalist. He is best known as editor of the Saturday Review, a position he held from 1884 to 1894. As far as we know, this is the only book he wrote in French. Irene Beresford Hope was sister to Harold Beresford Hope, diplomat. The dedication is to the Hon. Mrs Graham Murray OBE Crown Colonies. In 1915, this lady, in conjunction with a Mrs Moncrieffe, founded the King George & Queen Mary's Club for the Overseas Forces]. N° de ref. del artículo 004773

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