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    Zulu women.

    EPSTEIN, Sallo.
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    South Africa. Silver gelatin print. Good tonal range and fair condition. Copyright stamp on verso.

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    Ross, Andamans.

    [Photographer unknown].
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    Albumen print. Good tonal range and in fair condition, titled and numbered in negative, pasted on paper.

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    Chatham, Andamans.

    [Photographer unknown].
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    Albumen print. Good tonal range and in fair condition. One small tear in top right corner, titled and numbered in negative, pasted on paper.

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    Fulani Girls, Nigeria.

    [West Africa].
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    Silver gelatin print, good tonal range and condition.

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    Description de toutes les nations de l'empire de Russie, ou l'on expose leurs moeurs, religions, usages, habitations, habillemens et autres particularites remarquables.

    GEORGI, Johan Gottlieb.
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    A collection of 90 finely hand-coloured plates published for the Georgi's famous ethnographical workAll captions for the engravings were printed i...

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    British and American Sporting Authors.

    HIGGINSON, A. Henry.
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    Higginson was a founder and first president of the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America in 1907. He offers short biographical sketches of s...

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    Nainital, Uttarakhand.

    MURRAY, T (attributed to).
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    Albumen print 25.5 by 30.5 cm. (10 x 12 inches), pasted on archival paper. Good tonal range and in good condition.

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    Jama Masjid, Champaner, Gujarat.

    [INDIA].
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    Albumen print. Very good tonal range and in good condition, pasted on original mount, two other photos on verso.

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    [The Fort, Belguam, Karnataka].

    [Photographer unknown].
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    Albumen print. Very good tonal range and in good condition.

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    Sara woman, Chad.

    ALLEGRET, Marc.
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    Central Africa. Silver gelatin print, fair tonal range and good condition.

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    New Muntapum, Madurai.

    [Photographer unknown].
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    Albumen print. Good tonal range and in fair condition, mounted on card, photographer's title and number in negative.

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    Fountain of Ahmed III, Istanbul.

    ROBERTSON, James and BEATO, Felice.
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    Turkey. Albumen print. Fair tonal range and in good condition, pasted to original card, photographer's credit in negative.

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    Carsija, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

    [PEER, Alois (attributed to].
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    Balkans. Albumen print. Good tonal range and in good condition, loose, photographer's title and number in negative.

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    Alifakovaz, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

    [PEER, Alois (attributed to].
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    Balkans. Albumen print. Good tonal range and in good condition, loose, photographer's title and number in negative.

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    Bread seller, Algeria.

    GEISER, Jean.
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    North Africa. Geiser (1848 - 1923) inherited his mother's photographic studio in 1875 that she opened in Algeria in 1853 and later became best know...

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    Flagpole at the top of the peak, Hong Kong.

    [CHINA.
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    Albumen print. Very good tonal range and in good condition.

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    Le Caire. Porte de la Citadelle.

    Photoglob.
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    Albumen print, loose. Dimensions 20 x 26 cm. Title and photographer's credit in negative.

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    Le Caire le Pont et Bord Kasr-en-Nil.

    Photoglob.
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    Albumen print, loose. Dimensions 20 x 26 cm. Title and photographer's credit in negative.

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    The Cemetery, Hong Kong.

    [CHINA.
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    Albumen print. Good tonal range and in good condition, printed label.

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    Album of Botanical Watercolours.

    DRUMMOND, Charlotte.
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    A most attractive series of watercolours on vellum including a fine China rose.Album (31.5 x 39cm) containing 7 botanical watercolours on VELLUM, ...

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    The Vienna Prater.

    Izis [BIDERMANAS Israelis].
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    France. Israëlis Bidermanas (1911–1980), who worked under the name of Izis, was a Lithuanian photographer who worked in France and is best known fo...

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    Russia with Teheran, Port Arthur, and Peking.

    BAEDEKER, Karl.
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    First and only edition in English.. The first and only English edition of this title and the most comprehensive volume on Russia. Poland and Finlan...

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    Yemeni merchants.

    [Photographer unknown].
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    Albumen print. Very good tonal range and in good condition.

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    The life of a boy

    MEINERTZHAGEN, Daniel.
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    The story of a boy's life from early infancy, through nursery, preparatory school, Winchester, Sandhurst, active service in Normandy, France and B...

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