Travel, Atlases, Maps & Natural History
Travel, Atlases, Maps & Natural History
Lot Closed
November 17, 03:17 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
PALESTINE, BRITISH MANDATE
An album of photographs taken in Palestine, 1946–1947
Oblong folio (295 x 410mm.), c.284 photographs, approx. 90 x 60mm. or the reverse, mostly mounted 9 to a leaf, captioned below in white pen, stamped calf binding with inset metal plaque showing Jerusalem
An evocative album charting the turbulent events of 1946 and 1947, assembled by a member of the British constabulary, showing the aftermath of terrorist attacks, members of the constabulary and their vehicles, local views, etc.