THE WORLD CRUISE OF THE BRITISH SPECIAL SERVICE SQUADRON 1923- 1924. H.M.Ships "Hood', " Repulse" "Delhi", "Danae", " Dragon " and "Dauntless". and HMAS."Adelaide'. November, 1923, to September, 1924.

Landscape 4to. pp.8 with 66 pages of black & white original photographs fixed on card. The frontispiece is of the King plus there is a map of the cruise. map page with spotting. original suede covers which are soiled and damaged at the foredge.
Requires 352 photos. one other reference has 369.
This copy has 390. Item #195947

Mounted photographs of visits to foreign ports made by ships of the line in the British Naval Fleet. Photographs of the British monarch, the ships, and their commanding officers are provided. Each port of call is documented over several pages by a series of smaller photographs (typically between 80 mm and 100 mm) showing a general pattern of scenes. These scenes include the main streets of the port visited Zanzibar, Market building in Sierra Leone, the Governor's House in Dar-es-Salaam, Town Hall, Adelaide and the people, dwellings, and daily activities of the inhabitants at each port of call.

Price: $450.00