The Holy Land, Egypt, Constantinople, Athens, Etc. Etc. - A Series of Forty-Eight Photographs Taken by Francis Bedford, With Descriptive Text and Introductions by W. M. Thompson. London: Day & Son, Limited, Lithographers and Publishers. 1866.
A book containing 48 photographs by photographer Francis Bedfor (1816-1894). Bedford started to photograph early in the 1850s. In 1862 he was appointed by Queen Victoria to photograph Eretz Israel and its vicinity, during a trip with prince crown Edward the 7th. The photographs presented here were taken during that trip. Each photograph 12.5X9.5 cm, mounted on a board and annotated in print. VIII, 99 pp, 48 photograph plates, 24.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Elaborate binding, detached. Foresatz leaves are detached. One plate is detached. Several stains. Distortion of leaves and binding. Photographs in good condition.