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Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,500
BONFILS, FELIX; SEBAH, PASCAL, et alia Album with approximately 65 photographs of Egypt, Lebanon, and Palestine, with powerful portraits of Druse, Turkish, Lebanese and Syrian women, as well as a panorama of scenes, including the Tower of 40 Martyrs, the gardens in Jerusalem, the route to Bethlehem, Damascus Gate, Tower of David and Hippicus, The Wailing Wall, Bedouins in Jericho, Mt. of Olives, Hebron, Josaphat, Tomb of Elijah, Facade of the Holy Sepulchre, views of Beirut, and more; 46 are by Bonfils. Albumen prints, 11x8 3/4 inches (27.9x22.2 cm.), and the reverse, nearly all with a credit, caption and inventory number in the negative. Folio, morocco, cracked and scuffed; contents generally very good; all edges gilt. 1870s
