A gilt-tooled red leather album, circa 1951, containing a photographic record of Arsenal F.C. from 1941-1950, comprising fifty-one black and white photographs depicting ground views, players training, action shots including many relating to the 1950 F.A.Cup win, team line-ups etc, the fly-leaf inscribed Presented to T.J.Whittaker Esq. M.B.E., with the Compliments of The Directors of the Arsenal F.C., Highbury, the front cover decorated with the Arsenal Club Crest, the images mainly 6 x 8in. (15 x 20cm), the front cover 9½ x 12in. (24 x 30.5cm)
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A gilt-tooled red leather album, circa 1951, containing a photographic record of Arsenal F.C. from 1941-1950, comprising fifty-one black and white photographs depicting ground views, players training, action shots including many relating to the 1950 F.A.Cup win, team line-ups etc, the fly-leaf inscribed Presented to T.J.Whittaker Esq. M.B.E., with the Compliments of The Directors of the Arsenal F.C., Highbury, the front cover decorated with the Arsenal Club Crest, the images mainly 6 x 8in. (15 x 20cm), the front cover 9½ x 12in. (24 x 30.5cm)
Lot Essay
An identical album, presented to Joe Shaw was sold in these rooms, 20th June 1998, Lot 151.