JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 17 February 2026 / 10:00 am start
1896 decorated leather bound hand illustrated and written book 'Ye Olde Alphabet of Shrewsbury',
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Lot Details
by Margaret A Adams (Wyndowe) & Gladys B Melvill.'...This being the original hand written and illustrated book of the later published book of 1907'. Together with two printed copies and four family sketch books, artist unknown. Note: Margaret was the wife of William Thomlinson Wyndowe 58th Reg. (1876-1919) Born 21 Dec 1876 in Hyderābād, Andhra Pradesh, India. Other items from this family being sold by Cordy's.
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