Francis Frith (publisher). Portfolio of photographs titled 'Gems of Photographic Art'

Francis Frith (publisher)

A portfolio of photographs titled 'Gems of Photographic Art', including views in Egypt, Sinai, Petra, Greece, and the Holy Land, [c.1860s]

4to (380 x 340mm.), 61 albumen prints (each approximately 157 x 210mm., or the reverse), individually mounted on card, recto only, many with printed captions on the mount, together with 2 autotypes by Frank Mason Good of Egypt loosely inserted, contemporary green roan gilt, upper cover stamped in gilt, some mounts delaminating, some dampstaining, spotting and fading to prints, portfolio worn and restored