Lot 251
Japan.- Canada.- [Photograph Album], 42 photographs, of which 36 hand-coloured albumen prints of Japan, [c.1875-1890s].
Estimate: £800 - 1,200
Description
Japan.- Canada.- [Photograph Album], 42 photographs mounted on 21 thick card leaves, of which 36 hand-coloured albumen prints of Japan, most captioned in the negative, few captioned by hand in pencil to mount, occasional small abrasion within image, couple with small portion of loss (see print 25 Arashiyama, Kioto), occasional spotting or finger-soiling to mount, near contemporary half morocco album, rubbed and scuffed, photographs c.205 x 260mm., album oblong folio, [c.1875-1890s].
⁂ The majority topographical views of Nikko and Kyoto. The six at the end and not of Japan are of "Lava - Honolulu" and five silver gelatin prints of Canada, including Fraser Canyon and Albert Canyon.
Description
Japan.- Canada.- [Photograph Album], 42 photographs mounted on 21 thick card leaves, of which 36 hand-coloured albumen prints of Japan, most captioned in the negative, few captioned by hand in pencil to mount, occasional small abrasion within image, couple with small portion of loss (see print 25 Arashiyama, Kioto), occasional spotting or finger-soiling to mount, near contemporary half morocco album, rubbed and scuffed, photographs c.205 x 260mm., album oblong folio, [c.1875-1890s].
⁂ The majority topographical views of Nikko and Kyoto. The six at the end and not of Japan are of "Lava - Honolulu" and five silver gelatin prints of Canada, including Fraser Canyon and Albert Canyon.