Title: Photographic Scenery of South Africa Author: Alexander, Sam Place: [Syracuse, NY] Publisher: Sam Alexander Date: 1880 Description: viii, 56 pp. 100 mounted photographs on 25 leaves of thick card stock with tissue guards interleaved. (4to) 11½x9, published full brown morocco with title and elaborate scene of African tribesmen, animals and landscape in gilt on front and in blind on rear, all edges gilt. First Edition. 100 views with letterpress narrative describing the various colonies, public institutions and prominent men connected with the Cape at the end of the 19th century. The views include major South African cities and towns, Mozambique, Zululand including "Isandwahla," "Fort Pearson," "The Spot where Prince Imperial Fell," and "The Graves of Coghill and Melville. Lot Amendments Condition: Edges and corners rubbed, some scuffing and spotting to leather; one tissue guard lacking lower half, foxing to guards and mounts; overall very good. Item number: 190558
Title: Photographic Scenery of South Africa Author: Alexander, Sam Place: [Syracuse, NY] Publisher: Sam Alexander Date: 1880 Description: viii, 56 pp. 100 mounted photographs on 25 leaves of thick card stock with tissue guards interleaved. (4to) 11½x9, published full brown morocco with title and elaborate scene of African tribesmen, animals and landscape in gilt on front and in blind on rear, all edges gilt. First Edition. 100 views with letterpress narrative describing the various colonies, public institutions and prominent men connected with the Cape at the end of the 19th century. The views include major South African cities and towns, Mozambique, Zululand including "Isandwahla," "Fort Pearson," "The Spot where Prince Imperial Fell," and "The Graves of Coghill and Melville. Lot Amendments Condition: Edges and corners rubbed, some scuffing and spotting to leather; one tissue guard lacking lower half, foxing to guards and mounts; overall very good. Item number: 190558
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