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Frith, Francis
Estimate
100,000 - 200,000 GBP
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Description
- Egypt, Sinai, and Jerusalem: a series of twenty photographic views... with descriptions by Mrs Poole and Reginald Stuart Poole. London: William Mackenzie, [c.1858]
- paper
Large folio (729 x 524mm.), 20 LARGE ALBUMEN PRINTS (485 x 390mm., or the reverse), several signed and dated 1858 in the negative, contemporary green half morocco, green cloth boards, spine in compartments with raised bands gilt, upper cover titled in gilt letters, gilt edges, a little surface wear to first image, light scattered spotting (mostly to mounts and a few leaves of text), text and plates expertly stitched and guarded due to perished gutta percha (as always), binding recently refurbished by Brockman Bookbinders
Provenance
Acquired in the nineteenth century by an ancestor of the present owner, thence by family descent
Literature
Gernsheim, Incunabula 130; Röhricht p.506; Hilmy I, p.249; Jacobson, Odalisques & Arabesques (2007, pp. 88-89, 232-234); Parr and Badger, The Photobook (2007, vol.1, p. 28); Foster, Heiting and Stuhlman, Imagining Paradise (2007, p. 63)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
ONE OF THE FINEST COPIES WE HAVE SEEN OF "THE LARGEST BOOK WITH THE BIGGEST, UNENLARGED PRINTS EVER PUBLISHED." (Gernsheim).
"Few publications in the history of photography are its equal in either presentation or ambition. The twenty photographs feature Egyptian subjects, with just a single view of Jerusalem. Frith's views of the Pyramids, in particular, are groundbreaking and became the works for which he is now best known. The photographs are accompanied by texts written by Sophia Poole and Reginald Stuart Poole (a mother-and-son team), recognised writers on Egyptian history and customs" (Imagining Paradise).
"Few publications in the history of photography are its equal in either presentation or ambition. The twenty photographs feature Egyptian subjects, with just a single view of Jerusalem. Frith's views of the Pyramids, in particular, are groundbreaking and became the works for which he is now best known. The photographs are accompanied by texts written by Sophia Poole and Reginald Stuart Poole (a mother-and-son team), recognised writers on Egyptian history and customs" (Imagining Paradise).