Bonhams 1793 : ROYALTY – EDWARD VII and GEORGE V. Collection of photographs and letters... George V, Dickens etc.

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12 Jun 2012 14:00 BST London, Knightsbridge
Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs
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ROYALTY – EDWARD VII and GEORGE V

Collection of photographs and letters, comprising a fine folio-format photograph of Edward VII, signed ("Edward R&I") at Malta in 1907, a signed photograph of him in civilian clothes ("Albert Edward/ 1898"), and an autograph letter by him to A.H. Layard, discoverer of Nineveh; a group wedding photograph of the future George V and Princess Mary, surrounded by heir bridesmaids, signed ("George" and "Victoria May", dated by the latter 1893); plus an autograph envelope signed by Charles Dickens (to Dr Percy at the House of Commons, 23 December 1868) and one by Prince Albert (to his Private Secretary Colonel Phipps), plus letters by Canning, Palmerston, Peel and Ramsay MacDonald

Sold for £1,500 inc. premium