Lot 1255 , A Victorian autograph book containing a collection of complete letters, partial letters and cut out signatures from leading and influential figures primarily from the second half of the nineteenth century, many of the ex

A Victorian autograph book containing a collection of complete letters, partial letters and cut out signatures from leading and influential figures primarily from the second half of the nineteenth century, many of the examples have been pasted into the album, there is some damage to the leaves of the album and evidence of contents having been removed, that are also a number of additional loose letters included within it, the letters include examples by the following correspondents:
Queen Victoria
Duke of Wellington
Earl of Shaftesbury
John Ruskin
General Gordon
Alexander Robert Dallas (1791-1869)
Two by Lady Cecely Baillie-Hamilton (1868-1950) with hand addressed envelopes
Duchess of Sutherland
William Wilberforce dated 1830
General Sir Hew Dalrymple
John Warren, Secretary of the Royston Mechanics Institute
Alfred Morrison, 1821-97, of 16 Carlton House Terrace

the signatures include the following, with most cropped from letters and other documents:
William IV
Queen Victoria
Lord Palmerston
Lord Harewood
Queen Charlotte
£400-600

Condition:
The album is in poor condition, however the contents is varied, with many examples having been pasted onto the leaves.

Sold for £1,500