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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
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0670134376
- ISBN 13
- 9780670134373
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
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 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (11 x 7.75 x 1.5 inches) . 100 pages (unpaginated) of 359 duotone photographs - roughly three to a page, and an additional 330 illustrations scattered throughout the text. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Language: English. Weight: 58 ounces. The typical Oxford blue cloth over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. Hardback: Lacks DJ. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; xxv, 359 pages .
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- Black Cat Hill Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 57803
- Title
- History of Photography from the Earliest Use of the Camera Oscura in the Eleventh Century Up to 1914
- Author
- Helmut Gernsheim In Collaboration with Alison Gernsheim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670134376
- ISBN 13
- 9780670134373
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- History Of Photography, Camera Oscura, Daguerreotype, Josiah Wedgewood, Art Photography: History, Sir Humphrey Davy, Nicephore Niepce, Camera Lucida, Fox Talbot
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
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