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The Harry Potter & Library Auction, to Include the Library of Prof. G. W. Bennett, Late of the University of Nottingham Medical School - Online Only, Viewing By Appointment & Worldwide Postage (#425) 07/07/2022 10:30 AM CEST Closed

Starts Ending 07/07/2022 10:30 AM CEST

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Lot 313 Princess Amelia (1783-1810) and Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776-1857). Holy Bible, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1799, bearing gift inscription from Princess Amelia to Princess Mary, 'This book is given to my ever dearest Mary by her affectionate sister, Amelia, Kew House, May 29th 1801'. The opening blank leaf includes a 2pp. manuscript prayer, dated 19 October 1810 (during the final weeks of Amelia's life). The prayer is followed by a poignant footnote, presumably in Mary's

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Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000

 

  • Princess Amelia (1783-1810) and Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776-1857). Holy Bible, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1799, bearing gift inscription from Princess Amelia to Princess Mary, 'This book is given to my ever dearest Mary by her a
  • Princess Amelia (1783-1810) and Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776-1857). Holy Bible, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1799, bearing gift inscription from Princess Amelia to Princess Mary, 'This book is given to my ever dearest Mary by her a - 2
  • Princess Amelia (1783-1810) and Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776-1857). Holy Bible, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1799, bearing gift inscription from Princess Amelia to Princess Mary, 'This book is given to my ever dearest Mary by her a - 3
  • Princess Amelia (1783-1810) and Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776-1857). Holy Bible, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1799, bearing gift inscription from Princess Amelia to Princess Mary, 'This book is given to my ever dearest Mary by her a - 4
  • Princess Amelia (1783-1810) and Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776-1857). Holy Bible, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1799, bearing gift inscription from Princess Amelia to Princess Mary, 'This book is given to my ever dearest Mary by her a - 5
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