[LEACH, ARTHUR F.]. The History of Winchester College. London: Duckworth & Co., 1899.
First edition. Leather-bound. Hardcover. Octavo (200 x 145 x 20 mm.). Pp. xiv, 564. Handsome binding of half-leather by Maclehose of Glasgow (their ink pallet to front endpaper). Spine gilt with five raised bands. Marbled paper-covered sides. Top edge gilt, other edges uneven. Marbled endpapers. Half-title present. 48 illustrations. Index to rear in double columns. Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. Provenance: The copy of Sir Norman Lamont, 2nd Baronet (7 September 1869 – 3 September 1949) a Scottish Liberal Party politician and a recognised authority on agriculture; his Knockdow estate armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Condition: Binding tight and secure with contents and covers near immaculate with just a touch of spotting to fore edge.
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