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The History of Photography from the Earliest Use of the Camera Obscura in the Eleventh Century Up to 1914 by Gernsheim, Helmut & Gernsheim, Alison - 1955

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The History of Photography from the Earliest Use of the Camera Obscura in the Eleventh Century Up to 1914

by Gernsheim, Helmut & Gernsheim, Alison

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New York: Oxford University Press, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. 395 pages plus approx 100 or so pages of photos. shipping will be extra for this large and heavy book, please inquire. ; 7 3/4 x 11
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  • Publisher Oxford University Press
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1955

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The History of Photography from the Earliest Use of the Camera Obscura in the Eleventh Century up to 1914.

by GERNSHEIM, Helmut and Alison

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London and New York:: Oxford University Press,, 1955.. First edition.. publisher's gilt-lettered cloth in dust jacket.. A few light spots to cloth; in a chipped and lightly soiled jacket with a few internal tape repairs.. Small folio,. Illustrated..
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History of Photography from the Earliest Use of the Camera Oscura in the Eleventh Century Up to 1914

by Helmut Gernsheim In Collaboration with Alison Gernsheim

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New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1955. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. G; First Edition (1955) , not directly stated, but implied; no subsequent printings noted in accordance with Oxford University Press's customary practice at the time of publications. Very Good+: shows light shelving wear to the lower extremities and just a touch of wear to the upper; a bit of crimp to the heel of the backstrip; faint dusting to the top edge of the text block; mild rubbing to the panels with a bit of additional superficial scratching to the rear panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. Corners sharp. Close to… Read More
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The History of Photography from the Camera Obscura to the Beginning of the Modern Era

The History of Photography from the Camera Obscura to the Beginning of the Modern Era

by GERNSHEIM, Helmut and Alison GERNSHEIM

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London: Thames and Hudson, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Thames and Hudson, 1969 (revised and enlarged edition)/ 1955. Quarto, 599 pages with 322 illustrations from photographs. Cloth; an excellent copy.
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The History of Photography from the Earliest Use of the Camera Obscura in the Eleventh Century up to 1914

by Gernsheim, Helmut; in collaboration with Alison Gernsheim

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London / New York / Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1955. Very Good EX-LIBRARY with "Withdrawn" stamp on the endpaper. A solid reading/reference copy. Hinges are perfect. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with many figures in the text and 359 photos on coated stock. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth. Oversize Hardcover. 7.75" wide by 10.75" tall by 1.5" thick. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. Artzen/Rainwater O-28.. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY/No dust jacket. xxviii, 395pp. + 359 photos on coated stock. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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The History of Photography (1685-1914) from the Camera Obscura to the Beginning of the Modern Era

by Gernsheim, Helmut with Alison Gernsheim

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New York: McGraw-Hill. Fine copy in very good dust jacket. 1969. 1st. hardcover. 4to, 599 pp., Revised and enlarged from the 1955 edition. .
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The History of Photography: from the camera obscura to the beginning of the modern era

by GERNSHEIM, Helmut; GERNSHEIM, Alison

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New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. hardcover. very good/very good(+). With 390 Photos and Engravings. 599 pages. Thick 4to, black boards, d.w. (scuffed, chipped at spine) New York: McGraw-Hill, (1969). A very good(+) copy-- pages toned-- in a very good dust wrapper.<br/> <br/>
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THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY 1685 - 1914. From the Camera Obscura to the Beginning of the Modern Era

THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY 1685 - 1914. From the Camera Obscura to the Beginning of the Modern Era

by Gernsheim, Helmut; Gernsheim, Alison

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New York: McGraw Hill, 1969. Large, thick quarto in full black cloth. 599 pages, illustrated with 390 photographs and engravings. Clean and very good with some shelf wear to spine ends and extremities. Firmly bound with no name, bookplate or other markings. In a moderately edge-worn price-intact dust jacket.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.
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HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY: FROM THE CAMERA OBSCURA TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MODERN ERA

HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY: FROM THE CAMERA OBSCURA TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MODERN ERA

by Gernsheim, Helmut in collaboration with Alison Gernsheim

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London: Thames and Hudson, 1969. Revised and enlarged edition of 1955. 4to., 599 pp., 390 photos and engravings. A very good copy. An essential reference.
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The History of Photography. From the Earliest Use of the Camera Obscura in the Eleventh Century...

The History of Photography. From the Earliest Use of the Camera Obscura in the Eleventh Century Up to 1914.

by Gernsheim, Helmut; Alison Gernsheim

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London: Oxford University Press, 1955.. 4to. 395 (+ plates) pp. Navy Cloth, Very Good with sun-fading along spine, corners rubbed to boards, cloth torn at head of spine, volume slanted, edge wear, covers stained, cloth repair tape in gutters of FEPs. Text block clean & bright. Former UC Berkeley library book with stamps. Photographs, illustrations. First Edition.
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The History of Photography from the Camera Obscura to the Beginning of the Modern ERA
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The History of Photography from the Camera Obscura to the Beginning of the Modern ERA

by Gernsheim, Helmut, Gernsheim, Alison

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9780500010600
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Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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