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    Trois derviches à la mosquée de Damas. by BÉCHARD, Émile.
    BÉCHARD, Émile.
    Trois derviches à la mosquée de Damas. Three Derviches at the mosque in Damascus.

    Cairo: Émile Béchard, 1875. First edition. Entitled No. 58 dervish faintly to the bottom left of the photograph, and clearer, Béchard to the bottom right. Undated but Circa 1875. A lovely image, showing three Dervishes, on the steps of the Damascus mosque. With their distinctive sikke headgear (tall cylindrical hats) and slippers. One is either smoking a pipe or playing a very long whistle! The image is clearly posed, but still gives an authentic impression of Damascus circa 1875. Photograph is 25.5cm x 22cm under a cream bevelled passe partout of 35.5cm x 32cm. Both are very clean and tidy. Passe partout has a slight bump in the top right cover. A rare piece of photography. This item is…

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    Cairo: Émile Béchard, 1875. First edition. Entitled No. 58 dervish faintly to the bottom left of the photograph, and clearer, Béchard to the bottom right. Undated but Circa 1875. A lovely image, showing three Dervishes, on the steps of the Damascus mosque. With their distinctive sikke headgear (tall cylindrical hats) and slippers. One is either smoking a pipe or playing a very long whistle! The image is clearly posed, but still gives an authentic impression of Damascus circa 1875. Photograph is 25.5cm x 22cm under a cream bevelled passe partout of 35.5cm x 32cm. Both are very clean and tidy. Passe partout has a slight bump in the top right cover. A rare piece of photography. This item is catalogued in the Philip Maritz Collection of Émile Béchard's Photographs of Egypt, which forms part of the American University in Cairo. Catalogue Ref. SC-2016-09.
    Émile Béchard was a notable French photographer born in 1844, recognized for his work in Egypt from around 1869 to 1880, especially in Cairo. He is best known for his evocative portraits and meticulously composed scenes depicting Egyptian daily life, including images of shopkeepers, merchants, workers, and dancers, framed through an orientalist perspective.

    . Première édition. Intitulée No. 58 dervish. en bas à gauche de la photographie, et plus clairement Béchard en bas à droite. Non datée, mais vers 1875. Une belle image montrant trois derviches sur les marches de la mosquée de Damas. Avec leurs coiffes sikke caractéristiques (hauts chapeaux cylindriques) et leurs pantoufles. L'un d'eux fume une pipe ou joue d'un très long sifflet ! L'image est clairement mise en scène, mais donne néanmoins une impression authentique de Damas vers 1875. La photographie mesure 25,5 cm x 22 cm sous un passe-partout biseauté crème de 35,5 cm x 32 cm. Les deux sont très propres et bien entretenus. Le passe-partout présente une légère bosse dans le coin supérieur droit. Une photographie rare. Cet article est répertorié dans la collection Philip Maritz des photographies d'Émile Béchard sur l'Égypte, qui fait partie de l'Université américaine du Caire. Référence du catalogue : SC-2016-09. Émile Béchard était un photographe français de renom né en 1844, reconnu pour son travail en Égypte entre 1869 et 1880, en particulier au Caire. Il est surtout connu pour ses portraits évocateurs et ses scènes méticuleusement composées illustrant la vie quotidienne égyptienne, notamment des images de commerçants, de marchands, d'ouvriers et de danseurs, cadrées dans une perspective orientaliste.

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    Book ID: 5352
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  • Vues et types d'Algerie et de Tunis by MAURE, Auguste
    MAURE, Auguste
    Vues et types d'Algerie et de Tunis

    france: NA, 1865. 21 albumen photographs on twenty sheets. 6 are hand tinted / coloured photographs of members of the Ouled Nail tribe, found mainly in Bou Saâda in Algeria. 2 appear to be commercial photographs, the other 19 are private photographs. These are attributed to Auguste Maure. He founded a photography studio in Biskra in 1860. Biskra features in several of the photographs here. He is also particularly known for photographing the Ouled Nail tribe. Hand written title. In a contemporary silk and velvet covered folder. It appears that the photographs (which are all laid onto stiff card backing) were originally bound into the folder - but they are now completely loose. Album dimensions: 165 by 100mm (6½…

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    france: NA, 1865. 21 albumen photographs on twenty sheets. 6 are hand tinted / coloured photographs of members of the Ouled Nail tribe, found mainly in Bou Saâda in Algeria. 2 appear to be commercial photographs, the other 19 are private photographs. These are attributed to Auguste Maure. He founded a photography studio in Biskra in 1860. Biskra features in several of the photographs here. He is also particularly known for photographing the Ouled Nail tribe. Hand written title. In a contemporary silk and velvet covered folder. It appears that the photographs (which are all laid onto stiff card backing) were originally bound into the folder - but they are now completely loose. Album dimensions: 165 by 100mm (6½ by 4 inches).

    . 21 photographies albuminées sur vingt feuilles. 6 sont des photographies teintées / colorées à la main de membres de la tribu Ouled Nail, que l'on trouve principalement à Bou Saâda en Algérie. 2 semblent être des photographies commerciales, les 19 autres sont des photographies privées. Elles sont attribuées à Auguste Maure. Il a fondé un studio de photographie à Biskra en 1860. Biskra apparaît dans plusieurs des photographies présentées ici. Il est également connu pour avoir photographié la tribu des Ouled Nail. Titre écrit à la main. Dans une chemise contemporaine recouverte de soie et de velours. Il semble que les photographies (qui sont toutes posées sur un support en carton rigide) étaient à l'origine reliées dans la chemise - mais elles sont maintenant complètement détachées. Dimensions de l'album : 165 x 100 mm (6½ x 4 pouces).

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    Book ID: 4430
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  • Worlds Within Worlds. by BENSON, Stella
    BENSON, Stella
    Worlds Within Worlds. With illustrations by the author.

    London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1928. Burgundy cloth covered hardback boards, lettered in gilt on spine and within a decorative border in gilt on the front board. Top edge red as issued. fore edge and bottom edge untrimmed. Preface by the author. Illustrated with 10 b/w drawings by the author. A very good clean copy. A collection of articles, and b/w illustrations - mainly on travel within China, Japan, Korea and America. viii, 310 pp + 2 pp. publisher's adverts. Spine and section of dust jacket loosely inserted. Boards only lightly handled. Internally clean and unmarked. 230 x 130 mm (9 x 5 inches).

    Book ID: 4440
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