(EGYPT)
Pair of portfolios with 52 Egyptian photographs, including "the only known likeness of Cleopatra," the Sphinx at Gizeh, the Statue of Ramses and mummied versions of him, the Temples at Philae, Luxor and Dendura, extraordinary examples of hieroglyphics, and assorted street scenes and views of the Nile. Albumen prints, 8 1/2x11 inches (21.5x27.9 cm.), 13 by Beato, many credited/captioned in the negative or with handwritten captions below the image, prints are mounted recto/verso. Oblong red morocco portfolios, dampstained, front cover of one detached; inner flaps worn. 1880s