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The Valiant Knights of Daguerre: Selected Critical Essays on Photography and Profiles of Photographic Pioneers
by Hartmann, Sadakichi; Lawton, Harry W. and George Knox, eds., with the collaboration of Wistaria Hartmann Linton
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About This Item
Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Stated First Edition, with "1" in number line present. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bound handsomely in gray cloth, with title blind-stamped and with black lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear beyond sunning to spine, rear panel, and edges of front panel, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Published in First Edition state by the University of California Press, Berkeley, 1978, and with over 100 black-and-white photographs. xiii, [3], 364 pp. The noted art historian provides multiple views on photography, with several dozen short essays. Foreword by Thomas F. Barrow, then an editors' introduction by Lawton and Knox. Includes also, "Sadakichi Hartmann: A Photographic Bibliography," and a comprehensive index of names.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Title
- The Valiant Knights of Daguerre: Selected Critical Essays on Photography and Profiles of Photographic Pioneers
- Author
- Hartmann, Sadakichi; Lawton, Harry W. and George Knox, eds., with the collaboration of Wistaria Hartmann Linton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, California
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 4to 11" - 13" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Daguerre|daguerrotype|photography|photographers|Sadakichi Hartmann|Harry W. Lawton |George Knox
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