Niépce, Daguerre or Talbot? Or the Quest of Joseph Hamel to Find the Real Inventor of Photography
by Plantureaux, Serge
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Langlois, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Venti-3, 2004. First edition. Square 12mo, 48 pp, bound in photographically illustrated, flexible boards. Translated into English by Susy Firth. The first English language edition of the work first published in French the year prior. The red earth variant.
A superb essay on the origins of photography, published in the same format as many of the other curious and beautiful publications by the French bookseller.
Fine.
A superb essay on the origins of photography, published in the same format as many of the other curious and beautiful publications by the French bookseller.
Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Division Leap, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27631
- Title
- Niépce, Daguerre or Talbot? Or the Quest of Joseph Hamel to Find the Real Inventor of Photography
- Author
- Plantureaux, Serge
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Venti-3
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 2004
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
Terms of Sale
Division Leap, ABAA
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About the Seller
Division Leap, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Langlois, Oregon
About Division Leap, ABAA
Booksellers and publishers based in Portland, Oregon. Since 2005, we've specialized in rare books, archives and ephemera related to art, poetry, counter-culture, design, social movements, music, graffiti, tattooing, the Situationist International and its aftermath, and the history of independent publishing. Collections purchased. Catalogs issued. Please contact us to join our mailing list. We welcome visitors by appointment. Member ABAA, ILAB.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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