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Illuminating Shadows: The Calotype in Nineteenth-Century America
by David R. Hanlon
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 1887694315
- ISBN 13
- 9781887694315
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Nevada City, CA: Carl Mautz Publishing, 2013. Near Fine/Very Good +. Nevada City, CA: Carl Mautz Publishing, 2013. First Cloth Edition, limited to 770 copies. Octavo. 230 pp. Black and white photographs and illustraitons. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Brown leatherette boards stamped in gilt.
Dust jacket lightly rubbed along edges with some faint surface scratching. Boards mildly cocked with a touch of dust soiling along top edge. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good or better dust jacket.
Dust jacket lightly rubbed along edges with some faint surface scratching. Boards mildly cocked with a touch of dust soiling along top edge. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good or better dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26137
- Title
- Illuminating Shadows: The Calotype in Nineteenth-Century America
- Author
- David R. Hanlon
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1887694315
- ISBN 13
- 9781887694315
- Publisher
- Carl Mautz Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Nevada City, CA
- Date Published
- 2013
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Fine
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