LYELL FAMILY, ALBUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS OF VICTORIAN SCIENTISTS

including Adam Sedgwick, Sir Roderick Murchison, Edward Forbes, W.S. Symonds, William Pengelly, Charles Darwin (Elliot & Fry, [1874]), T.H. Huxley, J.D. Hooker, Louis Agassiz, Michael Faraday, C.G. Ehrenberg, Julius Haast, Wilhelm Heidinger, Benjamin Silliman, Ernest Haeckel, and others, also British and German royals, military figures (especially from the American Civil War such as Generals G. McClellan and Oliver Howard), and some American public figures such as Lincoln and George William Childs, each photograph c.90 x 55mm mounted on photographer's card c.100 x 60mm, 1860s-70s, some inscribed on the mount or the reverse to Lady Lyell or Sir Charles Lyell, inserted in an album and captioned in pencil, with four additional larger-format photographic portraits loose at the back, green roan gilt, edges gilt, binding worn and lacking clasps

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, 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.
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AN EXCEPTIONAL RECORD OF NINETEENTH CENTURY SCIENTISTS. This album was assembled in the late 1860s and early 1870s, at the height of the fashion for carte-de-visite. It was compiled by a member of the Lyell family and of course these eminent scientists were all personally known to Sir Charles and Lady Mary Lyell.