Lot 157

Queen Victoria - General Gordon





Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 4 September 2013 at 12:00 BST
£363
Description
Autograph letter from Queen Victoria to Miss Gordon, dated March 16th [18]85, almost two months after the death of Miss Gordon's brother, General Gordon, in January 1885 - the letter thanks Miss Gordon for the gift of a Bible and informs her of a marble bust of General Gordon, which the Queen has ordered, three manuscript pages on one leaf, 228x181mm, written on black-edged paper with a few fold lines, creases a little browned




