Heading: (Travel)
Author: Alexander, Sam
Title: Photographic Scenery of South Africa
Place Published: No place
Publisher:Sam Alexander
Date Published: 1880
Description:

[10], 56 pp. With pictorial lithograph title page bearing portrait of Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere (who was the patron of the publication) laid down in centre and 50 leaves of stiff card bearing 100 mounted collotype photographs. (4to) 29.1x23.5 cm (11½x9¼"), original full pictorial green morocco with gilt-stamped pictorial decoration. Gilt design repeated in blind on the back, all edges gilt, moiré silk endpapers.

Alexander visited South Africa early in 1880 to collect the photographs for this album. He advertised the book in the Cape Argus of 20th April 1880 stating 'The Photographs will all be from First-class artists, and no portion of the Western and Eastern Provinces of the Cape Colony, Natal, Diamond Fields, worthy of a place in the book will be unrepresented. There is Scenery both of Woodland and Rock in South Africa vying in beauty and grandeur with that of any portion of the known world, but the chief part of which has as yet never been subjects for the artists, and it is therefore little known. There are fine views of all the major S.A. cities and towns and of Mozambique.

A pair of long closed tears to spine leather, small chip to leather at top edge, rubbing to covers, edges and corners; first signature with title page detached and laid in; photographs generally very good or better; overall about very good.