Brief Memoir of Princess Charlotte of Wales: with selections from her correspondence and other unpublished papers.

London: John Murray, 1874.

Price: $800.00


About the item

Second edition. 29 extra plates, x, 169, (2) pp. 8vo. Full dark blue morocco by Root & Son for Chas. E. Lauriat, with flowers tooled in gilt on spine and boards, gilt turn-ins, a.e.g., with the slipcase. Provenance: Ex libris Charles S. Dixwell (1868-1934).

Item #267742

Dedicated to Queen Victoria, this volume relates the life of Princess Charlotte (1766-1828), the daughter of George III. The extra plates in the volume include portraits of Princess Charlotte, Queen Victoria, George III, the Prince of Wales (later George IV), Queen Charlotte (consort of George III), and various Dukes and Princes, a number of views, including Kensington Palace and Windsor Castle, and finally Sir Walter Scott.