![[TYTLER, Patrick Francis] Historical Notes on the Lennox or Darnley Jewel; the Property of the Queen, London: William Nicoll, 1843. 4°, hand-coloured lithographed frontispiece of the Lennox Jewel by H. Shaw, heightened in gilt, text within printed red-rule borders throughout, original blue silk-covered boards gilt, covers with gilt-stamped cornerpieces, g.e.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2000/CKS/2000_CKS_06355_0783_000(013747).jpg?w=1)
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[TYTLER, Patrick Francis] Historical Notes on the Lennox or Darnley Jewel; the Property of the Queen, London: William Nicoll, 1843. 4°, hand-coloured lithographed frontispiece of the Lennox Jewel by H. Shaw, heightened in gilt, text within printed red-rule borders throughout, original blue silk-covered boards gilt, covers with gilt-stamped cornerpieces, g.e.
An exceptional privately-printed work issued on behalf of Queen Victoria. At the front is a one-page autograph note, an extract "from a letter from my brother G. Stirling Home Drummond," signed "A. Athole," relating to the iconography of the jewel and offering a possible explanation for the symbol of the lizard.
An exceptional privately-printed work issued on behalf of Queen Victoria. At the front is a one-page autograph note, an extract "from a letter from my brother G. Stirling Home Drummond," signed "A. Athole," relating to the iconography of the jewel and offering a possible explanation for the symbol of the lizard.
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