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Palestine—Bonfils family | Photographies de Terre Sainte, album of photographs of Jerusalem, 1880s

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November 15, 03:08 PM GMT

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1,500 - 2,000 GBP

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Palestine—Bonfils family

 Photographies de Terre Sainte. Jerusalem: F.F. Marroum, 1880s


Oblong folio (244 x 310mm.), gilt printed title, 48 albumen prints by the Bonfils family (225 x 280mm., or the reverse), mounted on card, recto and verso, nearly all numbered, signed and captioned in the negative, wooden boards decorated with the cross of Jerusalem, red calf spine, some fading, binding slightly worn


Photographs mostly depicting views in and around Jerusalem as well as six portrait and group shots showing traditional costume.