Sinai and Palestine, by Francis Frith. London, Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Mackenzie, [ca. 1862]. English. First part out of four.
Thirty-six photographs by Francis Frith with views from Sinai and Palestine. Each photograph is accompanied by a printed leaf with information about the photographed site. An additional small photograph appears on the title page.
Francis Frith (1822-1898) was one of the most important early photographers of Palestine. In 1856 he sailed to Alexandria, and for nearly two years he went on photography journeys in Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. Due to the local conditions, Frith had to carry the equipment from site to site on donkeys, and develop the negatives right after he has taken the photographs, in tents which served as darkrooms. His works are considered the first professional photographs of Palestine.
Total of 37 photographs + text leaves. Photographs: approx. 16X22.5 cm. Volume: 43 cm. Good condition. Stains on leaves (most photographs are clean). Pen inscription on first page. Non-original binding (parts of original binding are pasted on it). New endpapers.
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