Lot 322
Félix Bonfils, "Souvenirs d'Orient" – Photographic Album of Palestine – France, 1878
Souvenirs d'Orient, Terre-Sainte, album pittoresque des sites, villes et ruins les plus remarquables de la Palestine / Photographié et édité par Félix Bonfils [Souvenirs from the Orient, the Holy Land, Photographic Album… Photography and Editing by Felix Bonfils]. Alais (France), 1878. French, English and German.
Small format album containing 30 photographs of Palestine by French photographer Felix Bonfils (1829-1885?). The photos are mounted on heavy mounts, with captions (French) printed on mounts; each facing page features explanatory texts about the site in French, English and German. Including photographs of Jaffa, Jerusalem and its various sites (the Western Wall, Valley of Josaphat, the Dome of the Rock, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Gethsemane, and more), the Dead Sea, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Mount Carmel and additional sites.
1, [30] ff. (mispagination) + 30 plates. Photographs: 9.5X7.5 cm.; album sheets: 17.5X13 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and mold stains. Small tears to edges of some sheets. Minor blemishes to several photographs. New binding.
