The Army Pageant held at Fulham Palace in 1910. Book.

$50.00

An antique hardcover book: The Book of The Army Pageant Held at Fulham Palace. 20th June to 2nd July 1910. By kind permission of The Rt. Rev. The Lord Bishop of London.
Edited and arranged by F. R. Benson and Algernon Tudor Craig.
153 pages (includes illustrations and pictures).
Printers and Publishers: Sir Joseph Causton & Sons Limited, London.
Contains a loose printed note reading as follows: "His Majesty King George V has expressed a wish the Army Pageant should be in no way postponed owing to the recent National calamity."

Secondhand book. Fair condition for age. Some fading, some loose pages. Pencil writing on first blank page. Ref: A351.

An antique hardcover book: The Book of The Army Pageant Held at Fulham Palace. 20th June to 2nd July 1910. By kind permission of The Rt. Rev. The Lord Bishop of London.
Edited and arranged by F. R. Benson and Algernon Tudor Craig.
153 pages (includes illustrations and pictures).
Printers and Publishers: Sir Joseph Causton & Sons Limited, London.
Contains a loose printed note reading as follows: "His Majesty King George V has expressed a wish the Army Pageant should be in no way postponed owing to the recent National calamity."

Secondhand book. Fair condition for age. Some fading, some loose pages. Pencil writing on first blank page. Ref: A351.

The book commemorating the Army Pageant held at Fulham Palace between 20th June and 2nd July 1910 in aid of the Incorporated Soldiers and Sailors Help Society.
The Pageant was mounted to illustrate "the development of the art of War among the people of the British Empire" and it must have been an unforgettable spectacle with 51 regiments taking part.
The pageant started with an enacted history of the evolution of weapons and soldiers.
It continued with episodes commemorating some of the most famous battles in history and stories of many of the regiments involved followed by a Grand Finale.
With line drawings & colour illustrations. (153 pages and illustrations throughout).