Hi
I hope I am not too late to this chat. But I have something of interest to add. My great uncle, who lived most his life in Cape Town, South Africa, was a collector of art and also antique books. In his collection, I found a book of French poetry awarded to one William Given Jones of Balla Grammar School, on prize day in July 1878, and awarded by no other than our esteemed William T. Phillips. Look at the inscription on the inner front cover, and you will note that the handwriting is identicle to that on the back of the photograph that began is search. How this book ended up in South Africa is another mystery that one more industrious than me could research. Possibly William Jones immigrated to the country later in his life. See attached pictures of the book and the inscribed inner cover. Thoughts?
