The value of old photographs continues to rise and particularly if they are by one of the acknowledged 'old masters' of the genre. Francis Frith is one of them and Dominic Winter Book Auctions at South Cerney in Gloucestershire have some intriguing lots at their sale on 17 June, including this.
Egypt and Palestine Photographed and Described by Francis Frith, pub. James S. Virtue, [1858/59]. There are 58 (of 76) mounted prints with printed captions and facing letterpress, images 16 x 23 cm. The work was originally published in twenty-five monthly parts and many of the prints are dated 1857. The volume here offered is therefore missing eighteen of the photographs and an ownership signature of Florence Mary King, dated 1860, appears on the front free endpaper. It is expected to reach £2,500 to £3,000
