Photographic Views of Cheltenham and Its Neighbourhood

Chester: Catherall & Prichard, No date.
First Edition.

19cm x 26cm. Title leaf, 16 mounted albumen photographs, extra-illustrated with 5 additional photographs mounted to the interleaves. Original red cloth (rebacked retaining the original spine), gilt lettering and decoration.

One of a number of view albums produced from the prolific series of stereographs of England and Wales by Francis Bedford (1815-1894). Bedford was one of England’s leading 19th century photographers, helping to found the Royal Photographic Society with numerous royal commissions. This volume unrecorded in OCLC or at auction. This copy with 5 additional Bedford albumens of the same or larger size mounted on interleaves with catalogue number and a title in manuscript. The issued photographs are: 747. Cheltenham, The Promenade Drive, Looking Up.; 749. Cheltenham, The Promenade Drive, The Central Avenue; 750. Cheltenham, The Promenande Drive, The Side Avenue; 751. Cheltenham, The Queen’s Hotel; 753. Cheltenham, St. Mary’s (The Parish) Church; 754. Cheltenham, Proprietary College, Principal Front; 755. Cheltenham, Proprietary College, The Chapel; 756. Cheltenham, Proprietary College, Interior of the Chapel; 757. Cheltenham, Proprietary College, The Gymnasium; 758. Cheltenham, The High Street; 759. Cheltenham, Pitville Spa and Lake; 760. Cheltenham, Pitville Spa, The Pump Room; 761. The Devil’s Chimney, Leckhampton; 744. Tewkesbury Abbey, From the West; 746. Twekesbury Abbey, Interior of the Choir, Looking West; 743. Twekesbury, High Street and Old Houses. The five additional photographs are captioned: 757. Plough Hotel; 2350. Winter Gardens; 748. Promenade; 2378; 2346 (the final two additional photographs with only a manuscript catalogue number).

Rebacked, some loss to the original spineback. Moderate rubbing, wear, and marks to cloth. Some tanning and foxing, and minor insect damage to the title leaf, mounts, and interleaved blanks. Lacking one blank. The photographs in Fine to Near Fine Condition. Good Condition.

AU$800.00

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