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Lot 62
LEATHER BINDINGS. Hume, David, History of England, new edition, 8 vols 1802, full calf; Macauley, Thomas, History of England, 4 vols 1856, full calf; Gibbon, Edward, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 8 vols, 1827, full calf. Bindings in poor condition. With other leather bound volumes including Hector Malot, Sans Famille, Paris c 1914 with bookplate of Ludgrove School, annual prize for French, July 1915 signed by G O Smith. Gilbert Oswald Smith (1872-1943) was headmaster of Ludgrove School and was also a famous football centre forward and international. He played most of his career for the noted amateur side the Corinthians and later for the Casuals. He also captained England on several occasions. (28) (2 boxes)