March II 2021 Catalogue

B a u m a n R a r e B o o k s F a i t h 2 0 2 1 6 Original Late 19th-Century Photographic Album Of Cathedrals In The British Isles, With 116 Albumen Prints 6. (CATHEDRALS) (PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM) Tourist photographic album of cathedrals in England, Scotland and Ireland. No place, circa 1887. Folio, contemporary full gilt-stamped white parchment, dust jacket; ll. 40. $3800. Click for More Info Original late 19th-century photographic album containing 116 albumen prints depicting views of notable cathedrals in England, Scotland and Ireland, mounted on thick blue card, in a beautiful parchment-gilt binding by Giulio Giannini of Florence, Italy. Presumably compiled by a tourist, this album contains prints of such sites as Canterbury, St. Paul’s, Durham, Exeter, Westminster Abbey, Tintern Abbey, and others. Most prints measure 5-1/4 by 8 inches, placed two on a sheet, though one measures 7-1/2 by 11-1/2 inches; each is titled in the print along the lower edge. With Giulio Giannini’s publicity card laid in. Contemporary owner ink signature. Cloth dust wrapper with mild soiling, parchment-gilt album beautiful and fine.