1.) ON TOUR WITH H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES
First edition published by the Gill Publishing Co., London, 1926.
Publisher's green cloth binding. 304pp with many illustrations.
Binding solid. Contents clean. Lacks the front endpaper.
A book detailing the Official Royal Visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) to South Africa in 1925. Edward reigned as monarch for less than a year after he abdicated the British throne in 1936.
2.) A PICTORIAL SOUVENIR OF THE ROYAL TOUR 1947.
Published in 1947 by the Central News Agency, Johannesburg.
64pp. Softcover.
Book in very good condition with captioned illustrations in profusion documenting the famous 1947 visit of the British Royal Family to South Africa. It was to be Princess Elizabeth's (today Queen Elizabeth II) first overseas tour and she celebrated her 21st birthday while on this tour. Her birthday coincided with the family's visit to the historic city of Pietermaritzburg. The illustrations are reproduced from original photographs from the Cape Times, Rand Daily Mail, The Natal Mercury and Sunday Times.
- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
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