Harry Clarke's Copy Beechey (H. Wm.) The Literary Works of ...

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Harry Clarke's Copy

Beechey (H. Wm.) The Literary Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Vol. I (ex 2) 8vo Lond. 1835. Engd. port. frontis. Front loose blank, signed  'Harry Clarke,' cloth, new reback. Spine worn.
In a custom made cloth clamshell box, leather backed, with morocco title labels. From the library of Harry Clarke with signature and copiously annotated by him.
As an association copy., w.a.f. (1)

Harry Clarke’s copy, with an inscription to him on front fly-leaf from the previous owner L.A. W[aldron]. Part of the inscription may be in Harry Clarke’s hand. With extensive pencilled marginal annotations, mostly to Reynolds’ Discourses to the Royal Academy and also on lower pastedown. Some of these may be in Clarke’s hand; others appear to be in Waldron’s hand.