ALBUM FOTOGRAFICO DELLE PRINCIPALI VEDUTE DELLA PALESTINA CON APPOSITE NOZIONI STOSICHE, Italian and French, published by V. Bona, Torino, Italy. Rare.
An album containing 20 original photograph plates of scenes from the Land of Israel. Among the photographs is the Western Wall, the site of the Temple, the Tower of David, Military artillery on the backdrop of a mountainous scene, the holy sites of Christianity and Islam, Israeli scenery and more. Each photograph is described on the facing page in two languages, Italian and French.
Magnificent binding with gilded writing. Gilded page cuts.
The photographs are identically sized: 16×13 cm. Album: 30×23 cm.
Aging stains on some of the leaves, fine condition.