Felix Nadar (519 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. The first complete English translation of Nadar's intelligent and witty memoir, a series of vignettes that capture his experiences in the early days of photography.Celebrated nineteenth-century photographer--and writer, actor, caricaturist, inventor, and balloonist--F lix Nadar published this memoir of his photographic life in 1900 at the age of eighty. Composed as a series of vignettes (we might view them as a series of written photographs), this intelligent and witty book offers stories of Nadar's experiences in the early years of photography, memorable character sketches, and meditations on history. It is a classic work, cited by writers from Walter Benjamin to Rosalind Krauss. This is its first and only complete English translation.In When I Was a Photographer (Quand j' tais photographe), Nadar tells us about his descent into the sewers and catacombs of Paris, where he experimented with the use of artificial lighting, and his ascent into the skies over Paris in a hot air balloon, from which he took the first aerial photographs. He recounts his postal photography during the 1870-1871 Siege of Paris--an amazing scheme involving micrographic images and carrier pigeons. He describes technical innovations and important figures in photography, and offers a thoughtful consideration of society and culture; but he also writes entertainingly about such matters as Balzac's terror of being photographed, the impact of a photograph on a celebrated murder case, and the difference between male and female clients. Nadar's memoir captures, as surely as his photographs, traces of a vanished era.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The first complete English translation of Nadar's intelligent and witty memoir, a series of vignettes that capture his experiences in the early days of photography.Celebrated nineteenth-century photographer--and writer, actor, caricaturist, inventor, and balloonist--F lix Nadar published this memoir of his photographic life in 1900 at the age of eighty. Composed as a series of vignettes (we might view them as a series of written photographs), this intelligent and witty book offers stories of Nadar's experiences in the early years of photography, memorable character sketches, and meditations on history. It is a classic work, cited by writers from Walter Benjamin to Rosalind Krauss. This is its first and only complete English translation.In When I Was a Photographer (Quand j' tais photographe), Nadar tells us about his descent into the sewers and catacombs of Paris, where he experimented with the use of artificial lighting, and his ascent into the skies over Paris in a hot air balloon, from which he took the first aerial photographs. He recounts his postal photography during the 1870-1871 Siege of Paris--an amazing scheme involving micrographic images and carrier pigeons. He describes technical innovations and important figures in photography, and offers a thoughtful consideration of society and culture; but he also writes entertainingly about such matters as Balzac's terror of being photographed, the impact of a photograph on a celebrated murder case, and the difference between male and female clients. Nadar's memoir captures, as surely as his photographs, traces of a vanished era.…

Condition: Fine. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Minimal shelf wear, clean internals. May have remainder mark.

Hardcover. Condition: New. First priniting. Translated by Eduardo Cadava and Liana Theodoratou.

Hardcover (Printed Boards). Condition: Fine. 1st Edition thus. This is the first US edition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN/EAN: 9780262029452. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 25902.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

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Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First printing. Translation by Eduardo Cadava & Liana Theodoratou of "Quand j'etais photographe" (Flammarion, 1900). Volume, measuring approximately 5.75" x 8.5", is bound in gilt-lettered black cloth spine and gray paper-covered boards, with pictorial front cover. Book is new. xlvii/274 pages. "The first complete English translation of Nadar's intelligent and witty memoir, a series of vignettes that capture his experiences in the early days of photography. Celebrated nineteenth-century photographerand writer, actor, caricaturist, inventor, and balloonistFélix Nadar published this memoir of his photographic life in 1900 at the age of eighty. Composed as a series of vignettes (we might view them as a series of "written photographs"), this intelligent and witty book offers stories of Nadar's experiences in the early years of photography, memorable character sketches, and meditations on history. It is a classic work, cited by writers from Walter Benjamin to Rosalind Krauss. This is its first and only complete English translation. In "When I Was a Photographer" (Quand j'etais photographe), Nadar tells us about his descent into the sewers and catacombs of Paris, where he experimented with the use of artificial lighting, and his ascent into the skies over Paris in a hot air balloon, from which he took the first aerial photographs. He recounts his "postal photography" during the 1870-1871 Siege of Parisan amazing scheme involving micrographic images and carrier pigeons. He describes technical innovations and important figures in photography, and offers a thoughtful consideration of society and culture; but he also writes entertainingly about such matters as Balzac's terror of being photographed, the impact of a photograph on a celebrated murder case, and the difference between male and female clients. Nadar's memoir captures, as surely as his photographs, traces of a vanished era.".…

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Postcard in fine condition. Unposted. Cards are sent in stiff mailers. Photo.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Postcard in fine condition. Unposted. Cards are sent in stiff mailers. Photo.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Translated from the French by Eduardo Cadava and Liana Theodoratou. First printing thus. Near fine in pictorial boards with black cloth along the spine. No dust jacket, as issued.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st. Pictorial boards, lv, 274 pages; 21 cm. Translation of: Quand j'etais photographe. Tight, clean copy. A fine copy of the first printing. *** "The first complete English translation of Nadar's intelligent and witty memoir, a series of vignettes that capture his experiences in the early days of photography." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Balzac and the daguerreotype; Gazebon avenged; The blind princess; Homicidal photography; The first attempt at aerostatic photography; Subterranean Paris; Female and male clients; The professional secret; Doctor van Monckhoven; Obsidional photography; The primitives of photography; The new president of the French Society of Photography; The bee tamer; 1830 and thereabouts. Size: 8vo. Collectible.…

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No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Postcard in Very Good condition, unmailed, with minor marks on reverse. Cards are sent in stiff mailers. Photo.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.