Book Description

An attractive panorama, with London scenery as a backdrop, printed on good quality paper. A Panorama of the Coronation Procession of Their Majesties, 12th May 1937, drawn by Mary McNeile for Captain J. R. Abbey, London: Chiswick Press, 1938, hand-coloured collotype and stencil strip panorama, in 12 sections, with key to official personages and officers commanding detachments, each section captioned beneath, depicting various scenes including: the State Coach conveying Their Majesties..., King's Escort Indian Army Officers, Band of Royal Marines, Royal Air Force, Canadian Mounted Police, Queen of Norway, etc. Width 11 cm, length approximately 560 cm, mounted in original turned boxwood cylinder, original blue silk pull tag not present, cylinder height 17.5 cm Limited edition, this number 28/125 copies.
Dealer Notes
A very attractive later panorama, which obviously recalls those of earlier epochs but is nevertheless of some interest in itself showing the pageant of the coronation and London between the wars. Rather rare on the market.
Author A VERY ATTRACTIVE LONDON CORONATION PANORAMA ~ LIMITED EDITION
Date 1938
Binding Original boxwood cylinder
Publisher London: Chiswick Press
Illustrator Mary McNeile for Captain J. R. Abbey
Condition Silk tie lacking from outer edge of panorama, slight chip to rim of box, though the panorama itself is in good, undamaged condition, in its original box.

Price: £595.00

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