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Auction: 324 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 656

Great Britain. On the Coronation of Victoria. Fores' Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of the August Ceremony of Her Majesty's Coronation June 28th, 1838, Sixty Feet Long. Price L.1.11s.6d. Colored, 16s. Plain. Also Accurate Views of the Interior of the Abbey During the Ceremony. Published by Messrs. Fores, at their Sporting & Fine Print Repository and Frame Manufactory, 41 Piccadilly, Corner of Sackville Street [August 20, 1838]. First and only edition and issue. Thirty-three hand colored sections in a continuous accordion strip depict Victoria's full coronation procession in aquatint. Gilt-stamped front, original pink cloth binding and metal latch. Fores' paste-down advertisement inside back cover. Tape support on spine. Some minor splits at spine, and a few spots of light edge fraying. A Good example and rare. Ex Hammatt Collection.

Sold for
$900