RÉPERTOIRE ENCYCLOPÉDIQUE DE PHOTOGRAPHIE: COMPRENANT PAR ORDRE ALPHABÉTIQUE TOUT CE QUI A PARUS ET PARAIT EN FRANCE ET À L'ÉTRANGER DEPUIS LAS DÉCOUVERTE PAR NIEPCE ET DAGUERRE, DE L'ART D'IMPRIMER AU MOYEN DE LA LUMIÈRE, ET LES NOTIONS DE CHIMIE, PHYSIQUE ET PERSPECTIVE QUI S'Y RAPPORTENT.
by La Blanchère, Henri de
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An outstanding encyclopedia of all the photographic materials, formulas, apparatuses and applications known to date, including photomechanical reproduction, with a generous number of illustrations. This is referred to as the first encyclopedia of photography; it is an exhaustive text book of photographic and photomechanical processes. The first two volumes constitute 1538 alphabetically arranged subject articles with an index. The next four volumes were serially issued monthly over a four year period, with each part alphabetically arranged, with each volume indexed.
Uncommon, with Worldcat locating full sets at only these United States libraries: Columbia University, Eastman House, Harvard Fine Arts, University of Michigan, New York Public, and the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas-Austin. Roosens and Salu No. 3541.
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- Bookseller
- Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54412
- Title
- RÉPERTOIRE ENCYCLOPÉDIQUE DE PHOTOGRAPHIE
- Author
- La Blanchère, Henri de
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First editions
- Publisher
- [Vol. 1-4] Bureau de la rédaction; [vol. 5-6] Amyot
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1866
- Keywords
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- Bookseller catalogs
- MANUALS & TECHNOLOGY;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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