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Bonfils | Folio volume of large format photographs of Egypt, Palestine, Greece and Constantinople, circa. 1870s

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November 17, 02:43 PM GMT

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4,000 - 6,000 GBP

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Bonfils

Folio volume of large format photographs of Egypt, Palestine, Greece and Constantinople, circa. 1870s


Large folio (613 x 473mm.), 31 albumen prints (average 390 x 280mm., or the reverse), individually mounted on card, most captioned in the negative, some with signed 'Bonfils' in the negative, contemporary red half morocco, red cloth boards, spine gilt, minor spotting, binding worn


A VERY GOOD ALBUM OF RARE LARGE FORMAT BONFILS PHOTOGRAPHS of views in Egypt (19), Jerusalem (8), Athens (2), Jaffa, and Constantinople.



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