Travel, Photographs, Maps and Natural History
Travel, Photographs, Maps and Natural History
Lot Closed
November 17, 02:56 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Egypt—Béchard, G. Lékégian, H. Arnoux, P. Sebah and others
Album of photographic portraits and costumes of Egypt, circa. 1880s
Oblong folio (278 x 370mm.), 46 albumen prints (270 x 215mm., or the reverse), by Béchard, G. Lékégian, H. Arnoux, P. Sébah and Zangaki, most captioned and signed in the negative, mounted on card, recto and verso, contemporary black half calf gilt, black cloth boards, upper cover stamped with initials "L.D.", flat spine gilt, occasional spotting or minor wear, a few expert repairs to binding
A VERY GOOD ALBUM OF PORTRAITS AND SCENES IN EGYPT.