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ILN SPECIAL EDITION — EXHIBITING

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Nov

iln3Exhibiting this Sunday at the Bloomsbury Book Fair will be representatives from ILN. They will have for sale a Limited Edition Bookset details here:

Illustrated London News (ILN), the content and heritage agency, is launching a special Limited Edition book set to commemorate Her Majesty The Queen’s becoming the longest reigning monarch in British history on 9th September, overtaking her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. Drawing on previouslyiln2 unseen archive material of the ILN and its sister titles, and in partnership with the Royal Warrant Holders Association, the set features a Foreword by The Prime Minister David Cameron and a new portrait of The Queen painted in oils by artist Alastair Barford, commissioned exclusively for the publication. In 1897, The Illustrated London News paid tribute to Queen Victoria’s era-defining monarchy with A RECORD NUMBER FOR A RECORD iln1REIGN, a spectacular, ornate edition, which commemorated Victoria’s reign and the accomplishments of Victorian Britain. This two-volume book set, to be published on 3 September 2015, includes an exact reproduction of the 1897 RECORD REIGN edition alongside a new companion volume: THE RECORD REIGN OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, an equally glorious record of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, celebrating her life and iln4developments in Britain over the last 63 years, and written by ILN historians and other high-profile contributors. Presented as a collector’s book set in an exquisitely crafted slipcase, both volumes are larger than A3, hard back, clothbound, gold-foiled, gilt-edged and printed on superb paper.

 

Patrick Wingrove Heritage Researcher will be on Stand number 25 tells us:

  • A Record Number is a high quality facsimile published by Illustrated London News in 1897 to celebrate Queen Victoria’s record reign
  • A Record Number features an exclusive sketch of Queen Victoria  by ILN artist Amédeé Forestier
  • The Record Reign features a new portrait of the Queen painted by Queen Elizabeth Scholarship trust artists Alistair Barford
  • The Record Reign features a foreword by Prime Minister David Cameron
  • Both books feature exclusive images from the archives of the Illustrated London Newsiln5
  • Both books cover the reigns of Victoria and Elizabeth II as well as the accomplishments of their eras more generally

 

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