Books Collection: The Queens of England by Strickland Complete edition of the Royal Edition of Lives of the Queens of England. Reading on first page: There have been printed for sale only thirty-nine (39) copies identified by numerals I to XXXIX. Copy No. XVI Prepared and bound for Rhoda Jane Sells. Volumes I to XVI Hardcover, bound with elegant green leather, each volume with own green leather case. Gold mark on front cover reading RJS. Gold finishing on pages. On the inside of the hard cover a leather page featuring the Coat of Arms of each queen's family. A handwritten not on the first page of Volume I. Provenance: Private collection of Floyd and Beverly Sherman No reserve

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