Tunisia | Two portfolios of 130 photographs, 1886

Tunisia

Two portfolios of 130 photographs of Tunisia. 1886

2 portfolios, 8vo (230 x 175mm.), 128 albumen prints (210 x 161mm., or the reverse), window mounted in a red frame on card, and 2 hand-tinted prints (164 x 108mm.), mounted on card, manuscript captions in French, with location and some dates, black cloth portfolios with marbled endpapers, spines gilt with raised bands in 5 compartments with labels to first, second and third compartments, black cloth outer case, some faded, minor staining, good condition, extremities slightly rubbed

Rare and fine photographs of Tunisia, depicting the natural world and local topography, beasts of burden and caravans, urban views and architecture, architectural ruins and religious buildings, and remarkable portraits of locals in traditional costumes.