collectable vintage photo book vues d'avignon ?

[lotsamagsnbags]

a friend commented she'd seen on a collectables tv show that these were of some value.  anyone able to shed some light as to value and what these are called - photo books and era?

[lotsamagsnbags]

sorry not sure how to post more than one photo at a time!

[siddieswans]

Here is a similar volume currently for sale on eBay

12 CHROMO LITHO ANCIENNES VUE D' AVIGNON VAUCLUSE

eBay item number:

310654426025

for which the seller is asking approx AU$13. I have never found this sort of typical tourist production easy to sell - it probably dates to about 1900 - 1910, though the photos may have been taken earlier. The trouble is that in the country of production they would be quite common. I would think $10 would be lucky; I usually have to put a couple of similar items together to find a sale. No doubt there are some tourist souvenir folders that are very rare and therefore valuable; I should think they would be ones with actual early real photos and beautiful bindings.

[lotsamagsnbags]

fair point siddies.  she likely saw it on antiques roadshow or something and didn't realise the difference.  altho itis a cute cover but not outstanding. I did search in ebay and in google but didn't come up with your results!  thank you

[lotsamagsnbags]

heres the covers incl the back

[siddieswans]

I agree with you that the cover is attractive. It looks like leatherette, with embossed design to front, blind stamped titles with gilding. Publisher Maison Universelle. While we may think this is a lot of trouble to go to with a souvenir folder, they were actually very common - I mean look at this one

Details about  ' Views of Loch Lomond ', Scotland - antique souvenir guide Item: 291437310405

sooo pretty and can't get a bid at $10 (though I wish them luck.) I used to have some similar in my own shop but got rid of them recently - when reduced to half price and still couldn't sell. As I said before, the trouble is that in their originating country, they would have been very common, and people in other countries are not really interested. Unless you have ones with REAL photos, or of some topical interest - like War, Volcanoes, (the Loch Ness Monster would be good.) But if you have free listings, it is always worth a punt at $10-15 - you may catch the eye of someone whose ancestor came from the area for example. (Especially if you can post at Large Letter Rate.)

[putney32]

yes $10 - $15 usually sees these out, unless they have some very unusual or collectable scenes (NOT rivers, churches, roads)

those from Caves, or sometimes unusual Railway or Tramway scenes can sell for a little more.