[Photography]. [Norway]. Oblong folio album (ca. 38 x 5 cm.) - Lot 81

[Photography]. [Norway]. Oblong folio album (ca. 38 x 5 cm.). [1889]. Black half-chagrin with corners, gilt title to front cover (flaws including worn corners; traces of dust and foxing, some images a little faded). Imposing album illustrating Norway and containing 96 laminated albumen prints. The first 37 images offer views of the cities of Oslo (under its former name of Christiana) and Bergen, but mainly of landscapes, fjords, glaciers (2 photos), waterfalls, etc. All are in a large format. All are approximately 29 x 37 cm, and most bear a title, number and the signature "J.V." in the plate. The remaining 59 prints are 16 x 23 cm. in size, mostly with titles and numbers, and represent other parts of the country, in particular Finmarken, Tromsö, various places in Nordtland, Trondhjem, Thelemarken. On the binding, the album bears the title "Norway 1889" and the words "S.Y. Cinderella", possibly referring to a cruise ship. On the bottom cover is a reference to the album's distributor: "Bennett'Tourist Office, Bergen".