Lot 202
Wilson, G.W. and Archibald Burns
Albumen photographs of Scotland
Estimate: £300 - £400
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 19 June 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
‘Balmoral’ photobook, 1866, containing 12 albumen photographs, 10.5 x 8cm, by G.W. Wilson pasted in with description for each on previous page, from Wilson's ‘Photographs of English and Scottish Scenery’ series, pages clean, some light wear to edges of green cloth binding; 12 albumen views, 10 x 8cm, of Edinburgh by Archibald Burns in tartanware album by MacPherson, some edge fading to photographs, some scuffs to album and wear to top of spine; Mauchline ware photobox containing strip of 6 small albumen photographs, 5 x 4cm, of Edinburgh, Mauchline ware box contains a strip of 6 small albumen photographs, 5 x 4cm, of Edinburgh, one image faded, minor edge chipping to surface of box (3)
Provenance
Formerly owned by the Late Murray Mackinnon, a renowned collector of photography documenting Scottish life from the mid-19th to early-20th century.
