Title: Palestine in 1860: A Series of Photographic Views, Taken Expressly For This Work by John Cramb, Photographer to the Queen. With Descriptive Letterpress by the Rev. Robert Buchanan, D.D. Author: Cramb, John & Robert Buchanan Place: Glasgow Publisher: William Collins Date: 1860 Description: With 19 (of 25) albumen photographs, mounted on captioned leaves; each followed by a sheet of letterpress description. Photographic images are approx. 6½x8½ or reverse, credited on the mounts, some signed in the negative. 14¼x10½, rebound in cloth with original blindstamped & gilt-lettered cover cloth laid on, new endpapers. First Edition. Splendid series of original photographs of the Holy Land, taken by the pioneer photographer from western Scotland, with accompanying text concentrating on the significance of the venues photographed to the three main religions of the region. Lacking five photographs: The Valley of Gihon; The Field of the Shepherds of Bethlehem; Jerusalem from Scolpus; Hebron; and one other. Also, lacking descriptive leaf for Jerusalem from the North-East. Lot Amendments Condition: Marginal fading to some of the photographs, but most are in fine condition, the binding quite nicely reconstituted. Item number: 175315
Title: Palestine in 1860: A Series of Photographic Views, Taken Expressly For This Work by John Cramb, Photographer to the Queen. With Descriptive Letterpress by the Rev. Robert Buchanan, D.D. Author: Cramb, John & Robert Buchanan Place: Glasgow Publisher: William Collins Date: 1860 Description: With 19 (of 25) albumen photographs, mounted on captioned leaves; each followed by a sheet of letterpress description. Photographic images are approx. 6½x8½ or reverse, credited on the mounts, some signed in the negative. 14¼x10½, rebound in cloth with original blindstamped & gilt-lettered cover cloth laid on, new endpapers. First Edition. Splendid series of original photographs of the Holy Land, taken by the pioneer photographer from western Scotland, with accompanying text concentrating on the significance of the venues photographed to the three main religions of the region. Lacking five photographs: The Valley of Gihon; The Field of the Shepherds of Bethlehem; Jerusalem from Scolpus; Hebron; and one other. Also, lacking descriptive leaf for Jerusalem from the North-East. Lot Amendments Condition: Marginal fading to some of the photographs, but most are in fine condition, the binding quite nicely reconstituted. Item number: 175315
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