Life of Mary Queen of Scots by Agnes Strickland - 1873

This is a handsome, fine leather binding set of the "Life of Mary Queen of Scots" by Agnes Strickland. 1873; George Bell and Sons; London. Complete set in 2 volumes. The set has been custom bound in three-quarter leather with marbled covers, gilt lettering and decorations on the spine, marbled end papers and gilt top page edges. Volume II contains a double-sided fold-out "Facsimile of the Intercepted Letter Addressed to Queen Mary by Darnley's Mother, Margaret, Countess of Lennox." Both volumes contain a frontispiece engraving of Queen Mary. With an Index and 3 Appendices: The Battle of Langslide; Holograph Letter of Mary; Instructions for the Defence of Mary, Sept 12, 1568. The set has - presumably - been inscribed to the author on the front end paper of each volume: "To dear Ms. Strickland - A Souvenir of a very beautiful evening. From, Thomas "Bonzo" Starling, June 1932"...and..."A Continuation of the same very amusing evening."

Condition:
Some scuffs to the leather on a few of the corners; a few of the corner tips are worn; bright gilt lettering and designs on the spine. Both volumes are tightly bound with no loose pages. Clean pages with only some very light foxing to the front end papers of vol I. Each volume has a charming inscription written in pen dated 1932 on a front end paper. Overall the set is in very good condition.