1976 The Daguerreotype in America Beaumont Newhall Photography Softcover
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The Daguerreotype in America by Beaumont Newhall is an illustrated history of early American photography and the photographers who helped establish the daguerreotype as both a commercial trade and an art form. Historical portraits, street scenes, and firsthand accounts bring nineteenth-century photography into focus, making this a useful reference for collectors of antique photographs, photography students, and American history enthusiasts.
Published by Dover Publications, New York. Third Revised Edition, with copyrights dated 1961 and 1976. This revised and enlarged Dover edition was first published in 1976; the printing date of this particular copy is not separately stated. Softcover in illustrated purple wrappers. ISBN: 0-486-23322-7.
The book examines the introduction of daguerreotypy to America, early studios and practitioners, portrait sittings, technical developments, and experiments with color. Includes 104 photographic reproductions, additional illustrations, biographical material, notes, a selected bibliography, and an index. This edition adds sixteen pages of plates along with textual revisions and an updated bibliography.
Condition: Good. Covers show surface rubbing, edge and corner wear, and scattered creasing, including a crease near the lower front spine corner. Mild cover curl and age toning to the page edges. The interior pages shown are clean, with clear text and illustrations. Please review the photographs for condition details.
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1976 The Daguerreotype in America Beaumont Newhall Photography Softcover
$35.00
Published by Dover Publications, New York. Third Revised Edition, with copyrights dated 1961 and 1976. This revised and enlarged Dover edition was first published in 1976; the printing date of this particular copy is not separately stated. Softcover in illustrated purple wrappers. ISBN: 0-486-23322-7.
The book examines the introduction of daguerreotypy to America, early studios and practitioners, portrait sittings, technical developments, and experiments with color. Includes 104 photographic reproductions, additional illustrations, biographical material, notes, a selected bibliography, and an index. This edition adds sixteen pages of plates along with textual revisions and an updated bibliography.
Condition: Good. Covers show surface rubbing, edge and corner wear, and scattered creasing, including a crease near the lower front spine corner. Mild cover curl and age toning to the page edges. The interior pages shown are clean, with clear text and illustrations. Please review the photographs for condition details.
SKU D-10