Sale 2458 - Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks, October 19, 2017

315 315 c   (TRAVEL—AFRICA) An album with 99 photographs documenting a sea voyage on the S.S. Pittsburgh along the west coast of Africa. With photographs of natives, local businesses, people working, and various landscapes; perhaps compiled by someone in the auto industry, as a number of the images depict local garages and dealerships, as well as photographs of a Ford dealer and a race track in Mauritius. Silver prints (99) and photographic reproductions (37), the images measuring 5 1 / 2 x7 5 / 8 inches (14x19.4 cm.), and smaller, mounted recto/verso, most with identifying captions on the mount. 4to, leatherette boards, lightly worn; with a 3-ring binding. 1925 [500/750] 316 c   (MARINE INTEREST) An album titled Light Draught Craft with 54 photographs of small craft and steamers, both pleasure and mercantile. From a London boat manufacturer, a catalogue of various boats and vessels, each with extensive descriptions, including the overall weight, size, speed, boiler size, and engine style; each shown in use, with passengers, and jaunty waving flags. Silver prints, the images measuring approximately 3 1 / 2 x5 1 / 2 inches (8.9x14 cm.), and the reverse, mounted recto/verso, with printed sizing and other specs, including added notations, in ink, on the mounts surrounding the image. Oblong 4to, gilt-lettered green cloth, lightly soiled; with a twin-bolt binding. Early 1900s [600/900] 316