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° An early 20th century album of manuscript poetry and verse, in a fine calligraphic hand, mainly in black ink, with rubricated capitals, interspersed with 18 comical caricatures, drawn in black, red and blue pen and ink,
some coloured, together an inserted leaf, inscribed, We the undersigned would like to know why Mr. Clive Lawrence [HM Procurator General and Solicitor to the Treasury (1876-1926)] is never at his desk when we come in on matters of importance to HM. Government, signatures include, George [King George V?], Winston Churchill, Lloyd George, Herbert Asquith, Francis Hopwood, and others, in a 17th century Italian vellum binding, 26 x 21cms.

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25th Jan 22 at 12pm GMT