On the Art of Fixing a Shadow: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Photography by Greenough, Sarah; Joel Snyder; David Travis; Colin Westerbeck - 1989

Boston: Bulfinch/Little Brown, 1989. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Fine clothbound hardcover with a touch of soiling to the bottom fore edge of the text block in a Near Fine dust jacket with a touch of sunning to spine and tanning along the top and bottom edges of the flaps. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. One of the best surveys of the history of photography; the catalogue for an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art in 1989 and later at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Essays by Sarah Greenough, David Travis, Joel Snyder, and Colin Westerbeck. 510 pages; 198 color plates and 252 duo-toned b&w plates; 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Exhibition checklist, biographies of the artists, bibliography, glossary, index. Due to size and weight, international and expedited shipping will be more than quoted.