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several old black and white photos of people and animals in a villagea close up of a black book with gold lettering on itseveral old photos of people riding horses in a field next to a buildingan old photo of a book opened to show pictures of a landscapean open book with a drawing of a castle in the middle of it
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265 - North Africa – [Photographs]. Igli’s Column. n.p., n.d. (190…
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Estimate €1,100 - €1,200
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North Africa – [Photographs]. Igli’s Column. n.p., n.d. (1900–1902). Oblong quarto (29 x 36 cm), [24] leaves of heavy paper, mounted on tabs, comprising 161 small silver-print photographs (mostly 7 x 8 cm) mounted on backing paper, generally captioned in red ink, black sheepskin, smooth, unmarked spine with decoration, title in gilt letters in the centre of the upper cover, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Scuffs on the spine and covers. A very interesting album documenting the occupation of Saharan settlements south of Oran by a French column commanded by Colonel Bertrand, the true objective of which was to penetrate southern Morocco. A rare photographic album devoted to the Igli Column (1900–1902), an expedition led by the Foreign Legion and the tirailleurs in southern Oran. It documents the capture of the ksar of Igli, the column’s stages of advance to the Moroccan border, the daily life of the soldiers, the Saharan landscapes and the local populations, supplemented by several original drawings made in the field. (Details on request.)
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 1 of 4 – Nos. 1 to 549
Auction location
Auction time 08/19/2026 at 11:00 AM
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