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FRANCIS FRITH

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FRANCIS FRITH

Egypt and Palestine Photographed and Described, London: James S. Virtue, [1858-59]

Two volumes, with seventy-six albumen prints, each approx. 8½ x 6½in. or the reverse, signed, numbered and the majority dated 1857 in the negatives, titled, dated and with photographer's credit on mounts, each volume with list of contents, original green morocco-backed cloth, titled in gilt on front covers and spines, g.e., folio. (2)

出版

Goldschmidt & Naef, p. 199, no. 61 and figs. 3, 130, 150; Gernsheim, Incunabula, p. 26, no. 88 (illus.); Roosens & Salu, p. 152, no. 4121.

拍品專文

This was the first of Frith's many photographic books documenting his work in the Middle East, and was originally issued in 25 monthly parts of three photographs. The first part includes the additional frontispiece portrait of Frith in Eastern costume.