Nice and surroundings. 22 albumen prints, b/w, 20.2 x 25.6 cm, mss. captions. Ad hoc album: mauve percaline, gilt title on upper cover, smooth spine, white moiré covers, gilt edges (covers rubbed, spine defective, clasps missing). Nice: view of the castle, Paillon valley, panorama of the quays, view of the Hôtel des Anglais, Pont des Anges, palm trees on Quai Masséna, Quai St Jean-Baptiste, statue of Marshal André, Quai du Midi, beach and Hôtel de Suisse, Pavillon de La Réserve, port, Grotte de St André. Also: Beaulieu olive tree, Roman ruins at Cimiez, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Monte-Carlo casino, palace and ramparts in Monaco, Careï valley in Menton, Bonaparte quay, Madonna view, Port Maurice, etc. Prov. [Château de Duras].

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