Manning, William / Elgar, Francis.

The Year Boke of Odd Volumes. An annual record of the transactions of the Sette : seventeenth year, 1894-95. Compiled mainly from the Minute Book of the Sette, and imprynted for private circulation only. President Brother Francis Elgar LLD FRS.

Signed limited edition – No. 76 / 149 copies. London, Sette of Odd Volumes, 1897. 15-16 cm. 204 pages with many illustrations, portraits etc. Original hardcover / Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Signed by President Brother Francis Elgar (Shipwright). From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen – Translator Erik Haugaard. [Year Book VII].

Prof Francis Elgar FRS FRSE LLD (1845 – 17 January 1909), naval architect, born at Portsmouth on 24 April 1845, was eldest son of nine children of Francis Ancell Elgar, who was employed at Portsmouth dockyard, by his wife Susanna Chalkley. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Bibliophile · Bibliophile Society · Books on Books Rare · English History – Rare · Erik Haugaard Collection
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 44821AB

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