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WEST AFRICA - ROYALTY
"H.R.H The Prince of Wales. Tour in West Africa 1925", [1925]

4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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WEST AFRICA - ROYALTY

"H.R.H The Prince of Wales. Tour in West Africa 1925", 118 gelatin silver and platinum prints, typed captions below, mounted mostly 2 per page, 24 smaller 4 per page, images 150 x 220mm. or smaller, contemporary half morocco, gilt lettered on upper cover, scuffed at extremities, folio, [1925]

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Includes: Gold Coast (27); Gambia, including Cape St. Mary cantonments (51); Sierra Leone (12); Nigeria (24); H.M.S. Repulse (4). Images mostly show the Prince meeting local chiefs, accepting gifts, engaging with dancers, musicians and local populations.

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