599 p. 30 cm. 390 b&w photos and engravings. Grey hardcover in mylar-covered dustjacket. A history of the photograph, from the very first photo to the increasing use of photography to record historical events as they happened. Topics include the camera obscura, the first photochemical experiments, heliography, daguerreotypes, calotypes, collodions, stereoscopes, news photography, cartes-de-visite, gelatine prints, film, aerial photography, colour photos, and more. Revised and enlarged edition. Special edition for the Readers Union Group of Book Clubs.

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Title

The History of Photography: From the Camera Obscura to the beginning of the Modern Era

Publisher

Thames and Hudson, London

Publication Date

1969

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

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