Published by The Queen, The Lady's Newspaper and Court Chronicle, London, 1904
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Unbound. Condition: Very Good. B/W Illus (illustrator). 1st. 5 full pages with many photos, including full page portraits of both the Prince and the Princess, and the story of the wedding with sketches of the wedding party and gowns.lite stamp on one page; [image shows only 1st page of item] Size: 11" x 16.5".
Published by 3½ pages 7 x 4½ inches, folds, one small stain, otherwise very good.
Seller: Julian Browning Rare Books & Manuscripts, London, United Kingdom
Villa Nevada, Cannes, 24 February 1904. Major-General Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (born Prince Alexander of Teck; 1874-1957). Prince Alexander of Teck was the fourth child and third son of Prince Francis, Duke of Teck, and Princess Mary, Duchess of Teck. Although his mother was a granddaughter of King George III and cousin to Queen Victoria, Athlone, as the son of a prince of Teck, in Württemberg, was styled from birth as His Serene Highness and held the title Prince Alexander of Teck. He served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, the country's fourth, and as Governor General of Canada, the 16th since that country's confederation.