SIGNED BY THE MONARCH AND HIS PRIME MINISTER
GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of England) & Stanley BALDWIN (1867-1947, Prime Minister)
Fine formal letter on behalf of the Prime Minister to the Monarch, with the King's autograph "appd G.R.I." at the head, and at the foot "Stanley Baldwin"
saying that he, "with his humble duty to the King respectfully recommends to His Majesty the appointment of the Reverend John Arthur Bowden, Curate of St John the Evangelist, Darlington, to the Vicarage of St. Thomas, Worsborough Dale, vacant by the resignation of the Reverend Frederick Appleton ... Honorary Chaplain to the Forces ...", 1 side 4to., 10 Downing St headed paper with 'Prime Minister' stamp, 2nd August
Item Date:
1926
Stock No:
40713
£375
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THE CORONATION OF GEORGE V AND QUEEN MARY
GEORGE V
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)]
Exceptional Silk Programme of the State Performance at the Royal Opera House,
"In Honour of the Coronatio of King George the Fifth and Queen Mary" the programme starts with 'God Save the King' and then has excerpts from 'Aida', 'Romeo et Juliette', 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' and 'Le Pavillon d'Armide' performed by various of the eminent artists of the day including Kirby LUNN (1873-1930 Contrlo), Dame Nellie MELBA (1861-1931, Australian Soprano), Mme TETRAZZINI (Luisa, 1871-1940, Italian Soprano), John McCORMACK(1884-1945, Irish Tenor) and many others, the border is decorated in gold, red and blue with images of the King and Quen in profile at the head with the Royal crest at the head and their intwined initials at the bottom and the whole is fringed, 16½" x 10½", Covent Garden, 26th June
the centre fold is worn but generally the condition is good
Item Date:
1911
Stock No:
39026
£575
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[GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of Great Britain) & MARY (of Teck, 1867-1953, his Queen) with their son GEORGE VI (1895-1952, King of Great Britain) & his wife ELIZABETH (b. 1900, The Queen Mother)]
Unsigned press photo showing the Royal family seated together in the front row of some performance
showing the King and Queen sitting next to the Duke and Duchess of York, the King and his son in uniform with other uniformed officials next to them, 10" x 8", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1930
Stock No:
38864
£150
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THE PRINCE'S LATIN PRIMER SIGNED
GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of Great Britain)
Latin Elementary Reader "The Lives of Eminent Commanders" by Cornelius NEPOS (Italian, c. 110 BC – c. 25 BC, edited by the Rev. C. Bradley, signed "Prince George of Wales" with the date on the half title,
with the bookplate of the National Maritime Museum on the facing end paper, 8vo., Longmans, 1875 in original cloth, dated by the Prince 'January
Item Date:
1877
Stock No:
38658
£500
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[GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of Great Britain) with his wife MARY (of Teck, 1867-1953, his Queen) and his mother Queen ALEXANDRA (of Denmark, 1844-1925)]
Fine original unsigned photo
showing the Royal Family walking up carpeted stairs leading a procession up steps opposite Buckingham Palace, annotated in pencil on the verso as the Victory Parade in 1919, 6½" x 4¾", London, no date but circa
Item Date:
1919
Stock No:
38682
£125
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