FRITH FRANCIS Egypt and Palestine Photographed and Described

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Estimate: $ 18,000 - $ 22,000

FRITH, FRANCIS <>
Egypt and Palestine, Photographed and Described.<> Together, 2 volumes bound into one. Illustrated with 76 original photographs. Albumen prints, 6x9 1/4 inches and the reverse, several with Frith's signature and date in the negative. Thick folio, 3/4 morocco, edgewear, scuffed; dampstaining on margins of several mounts, plates generally excellent; all edges gilt. London: James S. Virtue, [1857-58]

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A tour de force of 19th-century photography in which Frith's engaging and witty text, which successfully merges the travelogue and art historical references, is illustrated with his remarkable photographs. Frith's pithy observations about making the photographs detail many of the difficulties of working with the wet-collodion process in this extremely hot environment. His proto-modernist photographs depict ancient ruins, exotic monuments, and sunbaked landscapes; the self-portrait in native costume is also included. (Note: the order of the photographs does not always conform to the table of contents.)<