4075 - North Africa

North Africa Photographers: Albert Clapier (active 1886-1890), Neurdein Frères (active 1863-1918), and others. Views of Tunisia and Algeria. 1880s-1890s. 38 collodion prints, mounted recto and verso to grey-brown album leaves. Each between 11 x 14,5 cm and 23 x 28,5 cm (mounts 26,5 x 32,5 cm). Several prints numbered, titled and credited in the negative “ALBERT, Ph. — Tunis”, “Albert Phot.” or “ND Phot.”. Bound in a contemporary brown textured cloth album with gilt-stamped title “Tunesien & Algeriet” and patterned endpapers (overall size: 28 x 36,5 x 6 cm). A richly varied commercial travel album spanning Tunisia and Algeria. Alongside views of Tunis, the Mosque of Sidi Mahrez, the Bardo, Carthage and Gabès, it includes oasis and desert landscapes, architectural studies, markets and encampments, as well as studio portraits and scenes of daily life. – Binding rubbed, with losses to the covering material at the spine and corners, scuffed gilt and worn edges; album leaves toned and worn along the edges; prints with occasional surface marks, spots, creases and small edge or corner defects, as well as uneven fading and yellowing in places, otherwise in good condition. – With: 8 loose albumen prints of Egyptian monuments and everyday life, including views of Philae, Karnak, Kom Ombo, Abu Simbel and the Colossi of Memnon.