Lot 236
Malta.- Hammet (James Lacon, Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard) Photograph album of Edward VII's visit to Malta in 1903, c. 40 photographs, a few pieces of ephemera inserted, original half morocco, gilt, 1902-4.
Hammer Price: £6,000
Description
Malta.- Hammet (James Lacon, Vice Admiral, Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard, 1848-1905) Photograph album of Edward VII's visit to Malta in 1903, c. 40 photographs, most laid down, a few loose, a few pieces of ephemera inserted, original half morocco, gilt, edges rubbed, tear at tail of spine with some loss, photographs 215 x 289mm. & smaller, oblong 4to, 1902-4.
⁂ Photographs include: "H.M. The King at Malta [with his dog] Jack"; "At the ceremony of laying foundation of Breakwater [at Malta] by the king"; "His Majesty laying the stone of the Malta Breakwater"; "Grand Harbour Malta"; "Old Maltese Galley"; "Unveiling Statue to Sir Adrian Dingli at S. Antonio Gardens Malta"; "Sorrento"; "View of Bosphorus"; "Oxburgh Hall" etc.
Description
Malta.- Hammet (James Lacon, Vice Admiral, Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard, 1848-1905) Photograph album of Edward VII's visit to Malta in 1903, c. 40 photographs, most laid down, a few loose, a few pieces of ephemera inserted, original half morocco, gilt, edges rubbed, tear at tail of spine with some loss, photographs 215 x 289mm. & smaller, oblong 4to, 1902-4.
⁂ Photographs include: "H.M. The King at Malta [with his dog] Jack"; "At the ceremony of laying foundation of Breakwater [at Malta] by the king"; "His Majesty laying the stone of the Malta Breakwater"; "Grand Harbour Malta"; "Old Maltese Galley"; "Unveiling Statue to Sir Adrian Dingli at S. Antonio Gardens Malta"; "Sorrento"; "View of Bosphorus"; "Oxburgh Hall" etc.