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All books are in very good condition unless otherwise stated.
Photographs are available on request. If a book is not as described it is returnable within 7 days of receipt for a full refund. All prices are quoted in pounds sterling.

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BYRON, Geogre Gordon, Noel, Lord. A LOCK OF HAIR certified by Dr Bowring MP. £ 3,750.00

The lock, a wisp really, is attached to an embossed card 4.5" x 3" made by Beilby & Knotts. It comes with a Provenance Document produced by Edward John Wattenbach in October 2024. Dr John Bowring MP, (a friend of Edward Blaquiere, author of Narrative of a Second Visit to Greece, including Facts connected with The Last Days of Lord Byron published 1825), was Honorary Secretary of the London Greek Committee and corresponded with Byron - see Byron's Letters and Journals, edited by Leslie A Marchand, Vols 10 & 11. He was also one of the founder members of the Anti-Corn Law League who's chairman was George Wilson. Edward John Wattenbach was the great great great grandson of George Wilson.

Order Number: 133308

 
 
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