SOMMER,GIORGIO. — Pompei.

[Napoli], Giorgio Sommer, n.d. [c. 1880]. 25 tipped-in albumen photographs (10,5 x 14,0 cm.). Original blindstamped & gilt-tooled cloth. - Binding very sl. rubbed; contents in very good condition. * Early photography-album with interesting photographs of Pompei taken (& published) by: Giorgio Sommer. Giorgio Sommer (1834-1914) was born in Frankfurt am Main (in modern-day Germany), and became one of Europe’s most important and prolific photographers of the 19th century. Active from 1857 to 1888, he produced thousands of images of archeological ruins, landscapes, art objects and portraits.