The Queen's Tact by Hector Bolitho - 1938

London, England: Nicholson & Watson, Limited, 1938. Presumed First Edition, Presumed First Printing. Wraps. Good. Steven Spurrier. 16 pages., Illustration. Cover has some wear, tears, and soiling. Inscribed on the title page by the author. Inscription reads: Fredrick the Great from Hector the Grateful. Detroit, December 11th, 1938. Bookplate inside front cover indicates inscription was to Frederick J. Griffiths. This is believed to be the same person who authored Gunston Hall: Home of George Mason. Lorton, Virginia circa 1961. Includes a six page poem entitled "The Queen's Tact", as well as a drawing of Prince Albert and the Queen driving home, and bowing in their carriage. Henry Hector Bolitho (28 May 1897 - 12 September 1974) was a New Zealand author, novelist and biographer, who had 59 books published. Widely traveled, he spent most of his career in England. Hector Bolitho was born and educated in Auckland, New Zealand. He traveled in the South Sea Islands in 1919 and then through New… Read More