Travel, Photographs, Maps and Natural History

Travel, Photographs, Maps and Natural History

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Turkey—Abdullah frères, Sébah & Joaillier, Berggren | A pair of photograph albums of portraits and views, circa. 1880s

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November 17, 03:57 PM GMT

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3,000 - 4,000 GBP

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Turkey—Abdullah frères, Sébah & Joaillier, Berggren and others

A pair of photograph albums of portraits and views, circa. 1880s


2 volumes, folio (378 x 310mm.), 99 albumen prints (210 x 268mm., or the reverse), on blue card mounts with paper guards, 37 mounted recto only, the others mounted recto and verso, most captioned and signed in the negative, by Sébah & Joaillier (31), Abdullah frères (28), Berggren (15), M. Iranian (3) and H. Arnoux, contemporary red morocco-backed marbled paper boards, spines in five compartments with raised bands, some mounts detached from guards or becoming so, some fading, slight wear to some mounts, extremities of bindings rubbed


A large collection of photographs of Constantinople and environs, including many uncommon views, together with some portraits.



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