India.- Coronation Durbar at Delhi (The), ink gift inscription "given to Lady Llangattock who was present at the Durbar" to half title, Baroness llangattock's bookplate to pastedown, map of Delhi to rear, very light foxing to first few pp., contemporary half morocco, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., one or two bumps to extremities but overall a near-fine copy, 8vo, Allahabad, Pioneer Press, 1903.

⁂ The Delhi Durbar of 1903 was conceived by Lord Curzon to celebrate the succession of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark as Emperor and Empress of India. On 24 January 1901, two days after the death of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII was proclaimed the Emperor of India. King Edward, for many ruling heads of the states in the Indian subcontinent, was remembered as the 'Prince of Wales' after his prolonged tour of the country in 1875-1876. The book is made up of telegrams which appeared in "The Pioneer".

Provenance: Georgina, a Rolls, Baroness Lady Llangattock (1837-1923) was a socialite and supporter of Horatio Nelson and wife of John Rolls, 1st baron Llangattock, mother of Charles Stewart Rolls of Rolls-Royce motoring fame.