LARIBE Commandant, REVEILLAUD, BEL Alfred - Lot 49

LARIBE Commandant, REVEILLAUD, BEL Alfred Picturesque Morocco: Fez - Meknes - and - region. Album of photographs by Commandant Laribe. Preface and Notes by Monsieur Reveillaud, Chef des Services Municipaux à Meknès and Monsieur Alfred Bel, Directeur de la Medersa de Tlemcen. Marseille, les imprimeurs d'art, s.d. [probably 1917]. In-4° Italian style (27 x 33 cm approx.), brick-red percaline, front cover illustrated with a photograph of Meknès - Bab - El - Mansour - El - Alej. [3] leaves of preface, 112 leaves of in-text photographs (12 x 16.5 cm outside margins) each preceded by a captioned serpente, one leaf of table of contents, for a total of 225 leaves decorated with floral or oriental frames. First cover and headpieces worn, second cover soiled, 0.5 cm split on one spine, tear not missing on one endpaper, three leaves detached, inner hinge distended. Some foxing on certain leaves, sometimes slightly affecting the photographs. Minor foxing to edges. Photo album taken in September 1916, on the occasion of Sultan Moulay Youssef's trip to Fez and Meknes. Fez: photos 1 to 49. Fez surroundings: photos 50 to 71. Meknes: photos 72 to 98. Volubilis: photos 99 to 104. Moulay Idriss du Zerhoun: photos 105 to 110. M'Racin: photos 111 and 112. Photo 46 shows General Lyautey preparing to leave the mechouar after a visit to the Sultan.