Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

"Souvenir" Album – Photographs by Adrian Bonfils

Opening: $300
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Souvenir de Jerusalem, Maison Bonfils, Phot. Beyrouth [Souvenir from Jerusalem, Bonfils, Beirut]. "Souvenir" album with thirty photograph plates (printed) of sites in Palestine by Adrian Bonfils (son of the photographer Felix Bonfils). [Photo-studio of Bonfils family in Beirut, early 20th century].
Photographs of Jaffa, Jerusalem (view from the Mount of Olives, Western Wall, City Walls, and more), Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem, Jericho, Dead Sea, and other sites. Eight of the photographs are colored by hand, with watercolor. Each photograph is titled in English, French and German.
Album: 29X22.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Tears and damages to binding (torn spine).
Travels in Palestine, Maps, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
Travels in Palestine, Maps, Photography, Postcards and Graphics