[AL KHALIFA (Sheik Salman ibn Hamad, 1895-1961, from 1942 Ruler of Bahrain)]

Beautifully Printed Menu of the Dinner given by the Corporation of London in his honour, (Alderman, later Sir James Harman, 1894-1975, Lord Mayor), the cover in full colours, especially blue, bearing the Ruler's arms and those of the City of London, and depicting the new township at Bahrain, the new deep-water port, the airport, and a dhow representing traditional pearl fishing, flanked by a new school and hospital, inside are an account of the Mansion House, including the quaint inscription in the old Servants' Hall, the menu, the music by the Orchestra of H.M. Royal Marines, the names of the reception committee and a description of the cover, tasselled cord in red and white, printed by Raphael Tuck & Sons, 5 sides in covers 9¾" x 6½", Mansion House, London, 17th July



Item Date:  1964

Stock No:  56651