THE CALL BULLETIN--EXTRA, San Francisco, Dec. 9, 1936

• King Edward VIII announces abdication
• Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
• King George VI (Duke of York) to take over

This is the most dramatic headline we've seen on the abdication of King Edward VIII from the throne.
In huge, bold letters: "KING TO ABDICATE" and smaller letters: "Quits Throne Tomorrow" with much detail.
Complete in 32 pages, four binding holes near the spine, very nice condition.

Background: King Edward VIII’s December 1936 decision to abdicate the throne to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson triggered the first voluntary renunciation of the British crown in modern history, fundamentally reshaping the modern British monarchy. By choosing personal love over supreme royal duty, Edward precipitated a constitutional crisis that brought his unprepared younger brother to power as King George VI, setting the stage for the historic, stable 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II and cementing the constitutional principle that the sovereign must yields to the moral and political standards of Parliament and the Commonwealth.