[Signed] Holland House in Kensington Derek Hudson [Near Fine] [Hardcover]

Description

The author's first edition presentation copy of Derek Hudson's work on Holland House in Kensington, signed by the author with a letter, and previously owned by Dr Stephen Pasmore. The first edition.The author's presentation copy, with an ink inscription to the half title: ""For Stephen Pasmore with best wishes from Derek Hudson"". This volume also includes a hand written letter from Hudson to Pasmore, thanking him for his assistance while writing the work and explaining that there are some errors. Inside the volume, Hudson's pencil corrections of these errors can be found.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, monochrome maps and sixteen monochrome plates. Collated, complete.This interesting work was written by Derek Hudson and covers the history of Kensington House, its gardens and the people who resided there.In the publisher's original cloth with the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with bumping to the extremities, and very minimal rubbing to the extremities. The wrap is very smart with slight marks to the rear, and minimal rubbing and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. The odd pencil notation from the author, and author's inscription to the half title. Near Fine