An early 19th century framed armorial bookplate
£40.00
YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: Unknown
STOCK CODE: HBP00199
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An early 19th century armorial bookplate for Augustus Miles.
Believed to be William Augustus Miles (1798-1851), ostensibly the son of William Augustus Miles of the Leicestershire family, but widely believed to be the illegitimate son of George IV. An able man with an interest in the moral causes of crime he sat on various commissions on policing and recommended the establishment of a rural police force in England. He was recommended to command the Sydney Police force by William IV and he fulfilled this role from 1841-1848 and it is for this that he is best known in Australia.
Condition: Very good.
Framed in matt black.
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Armorial bookplates, portraits & bindings
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