LOT 3086
11th July 2016
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LOT 3086
COLES, K. Adlard. Mary Anne Among 10,000 Islands Cruising in the Finnish Archipelago. London: H.F. & G. Witherby, Ltd., 1938. First edition, 8vo (220 x 137mm.) Uncoloured photographic frontispiece, 15 uncoloured photographic plates, 1 folding chart. (Browning and spotting.) Original cloth (extremities lightly bumped, spine darkened, slightly soiled). Provenance: 'Ray' (presentation inscription dated 'Christmas 1942' to front-free endpaper); Michael Gilkes (bookplate to front pastedown). Together with a small collection of t.l.s. and other correspondence by Adlard addressed to Michael dated between '8th February, 1972' and '3rd July, 1984', including discussions ranging from Michael winning the Founders Cup and Exploration Medal to the loan of some books stating 'The Cruise of the Pet is a wonderful book, and puts us moderns in our places'. - And four other volumes by K. Adlard COLES. Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection (5).
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