Description: The Form and Order of the Service that is to be Performed and of the Ceremonies that are to be Observed in The Coronation of Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary in the Abbey Church of S. Peter, Westminster. On Thursday, The 22nd Day of June, 1911. With the Music to be Sung. Edited By Sir Frederick Bridge, M.V.O., M.A., MUS. D. Oxon. Organist of Westminster Abbey, and Director of the Music at the Coronation. London: Novello and Company, Limited. 1911. Details:This book is an exceptional association copy once owned by George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston. There is a signature to front-endpaper which reads, 'Curzon 1911.' George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, FRS, FRGS, FBA (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), styled Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and then Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a prominent British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who served as Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905. The coronation of George V and his wife, Mary, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Thursday 22 June 1911. This was the second of four such events held during the 20th century and the last to be attended by royal representatives of the great continental European empires. First and Limited (& numbered) Edition!!! This is number 101 of 150Fine binding beautifully adorned with a significant amount of giltGilded text-block edgesSigned by former owner and dated 1911 (details above)Black and red lettered title-pageMusic and wordsRed marker ribbonLeaves framed in redpp: vi, [2] 149Size: 288mm x 205mm x 20mmWeight: 1.2kgPrinted: 1911 Condition:Boards showing some age-related wear - in particular to spine-ends and board corners; binding sound; leaves secure; light spotting to end-papers; leaves clean apart from the very rare '-' in pen and a longer vertical line (2cm) to page 3 (as shown in photographs). Please consult photographs fully as these are part of the description. This offering affords an uncommon opportunity to posses this rare piece of Royal history, once owned by a British statesman!
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Binding: Fine Binding
Place of Publication: London
Non-Fiction Subject: Royalty
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Novello and Company, Limited
Weight: 1.2kg
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1911
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, This edition limited to 150 copies only, Numbered Edition
Author: Frederick Bridge
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region: Europe
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
