The Pageant of Empire. Souvenir volume. With an introduction by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. An Anthology of British Empire by E.V. Lucas. Preface by The Rt. Hon. J.H. Thomas M.P. Secretary of State for the Colonies. Illustrated by Frank Brangwyn, Spencer Pryse, and Macdonald Gill. Edited by Martin Hardie.
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Published by London, Fleetway Press, 1924 (1st.)
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Tall hardback, Folio. 16 x 12 inches. White paper covered boards with colour illustration to front. Pictorial endpapers. In very good condition. Spine darkened and rubbed, partial split at top end on rear. Some rubbing to edges, bump to top corner on rear board. Some foxing and handling marks to boards. Some occasional handling marks and foxing spots to pages. Colour illustrations bright. Else a very good clean and tight copy. Num.half-pg.& smaller col.ills.by Brangwyn & Pryse. Also many stunning full-page illustrations: 3 by Brangwyn (incl.1 double-pg.), 23 by S.Pryse (incl.very large fold out plate: The Pageant and 2 double-pg.plates,incl.: The Heroes' Homage to Nelson: Black Prince & Coeur de Lion & Wellington & Nelson & Cromwell & Schomburg & Marlborough & Wolfe &&). Also a double-pg.ill.of a map ("The World in the time of Cabot") by MacDonald Gill. 55pp. Full-pg.col.plates by Pryse include: Hong Kong: The Procession of Lanterns/ West Indies: The Golden Fruit/ Australia: The Willing Team/ South Africa: The Ford on the Veldt/ Singapore: Stamford Raffles' Farewell/ Ceylon: The Devil Dancers/ etc.; Nelson, Saviour of England. Seller Inventory # 94561
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Title: The Pageant of Empire. Souvenir volume. With...
Publisher: London, Fleetway Press, 1924 (1st.)
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