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Frith, Francis
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Lower Egypt, Thebes and the Pyramids; Upper Egypt and Ethiopia; Sinai and Palestine; Egypt, Sinai and Palestine ... supplementary volume. London: William Mackenzie, [1862-63]
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4 volumes, folio (438 x 310mm.), 4 additional printed titles each with an albumen print (including one of Frith in Turkish dress), 144 albumen prints (165 x 230mm., or the reverse), each mounted on thick paper with printed captions, contemporary green half morocco, spines gilt, lettered in gilt on upper covers, gilt edges, spotting and some fading, extremities of bindings rubbed
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
FRITH'S MONUMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE MIDDLE EAST. "Frith’s fame rests chiefly on the many publications which ensued from his three tours to Egypt, Nubia, Palestine and Syria, for these exemplify his finest – and at the same time earliest – work. Frith’s Eastern pictures are superior artistically and technically to those of Maxime Du Camp, and none of the many photographers who visited the same places later in the nineteenth century was able to improve upon his work" (H. Gernsheim, History of Photography, 1955, pp.218–220)