Siam--Photograph album of the coronation of King Prajadhipok, 1926, with 3 other photographs of the King and the Queen

SIAM

Album of forty-one photographs titled "Pictures of the coronation of His Majesty King Prajadhipok at Bangkok, February 1926".

Oblong folio (305 x 360mm.), calligraphic manuscript title in white ink, 41 matt silver prints (from 145 x 225mm. to 230 x 280mm., or the reverse) mounted on card, mostly recto only, each captioned in white ink on the mount, contemporary patterned cloth boards, sewn binding, slight wear to extremities

Together with 3 studio portrait photographs of the king and queen in European dress, including one by photographer Hugh Cecil with his signature on the mount

A fine series of photographs of King Prajadhipok's coronation.