Photographs: War in Egypt 1882 - 1883. An important oblong f...

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Photographs: War in Egypt 1882 - 1883. An important oblong folio Album containing approx. 52 orig. photographs many by A. Beato, Bonfils & others, principally relating to Princess Charlotte of Wales's, Berkshire, & other Regiments who fought in the Egyptian War 1882 - 1883. Of varying size but principally approx. 20cms x 28cms, showing scenes of destruction in Cairo, Karnak, Giza etc., some fine portraits of Egyptian folk, good group shots of the Regiments, & some depicting scenes with slaughtered bodies lying on the ground, and includ. 3 prints of Valetta in Malta. Folio hf. broken & loose. As an Album, w.a.f. (1)