Archie Gordon Memorial Album, 1910
Son of 7th Earl of Aberdeen, Haddo House
Estimate: £150 - £200
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
Private publication in memory of Archie Gordon (1884-1909), son of the 7th Earl of Aberdeen who died as the result of an automobile accident in 1909. Album contains recollections of his life and approximately 70 images printed onto 97 pages, including 17 photogravures, blue cloth boards with hand-embroidered decoration. Photographers include Lombardi, Elliot & Fry, Mendelssohn, Salmon, Hills & Saunders, Lafayette & Bassano and family members. Slight marks to a few of the pages, rubbing to edges of boards
Provenance
Formerly owned by the Late Murray Mackinnon, a renowned collector of photography documenting Scottish life from the mid-19th to early-20th century.