Description

[002847] [Coronation of George V]. Souvenir in Comme[mo]ration of the Coronation June 22, & 23. 1911. London: S. Burgess, 1911. First Edition. Folio. Unbound. Commemorative Tissue. Good. Printed, single sided commemorative tissue, approximately 380mm x 360mm in size.

Lightly browned to edges, a few light spots of foxing and browning, but generally quite clean.

The coronation of George V and Queen Mary.

S.[arah] Burgess specialised in the printing of these commemorative tissues, generally the decorative borders were printed in Japan, with the overprinting which was “commonly primitive .. and display a … disregard for niceties of typography and spelling” (Rickards, page 221) done locally