The History of Photography: From 1839 to the Present Day by Newhall, Beaumont - 1964

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1964. Hardcover. SIGNED. Fourth edition, revised and enlarged, first printing. Very Good clothbound hardcover with wear at one tip exposing the board, light wear at the extremities, and a short discreet notation in pen to the margin of two pages in a Very Good minus dust jacket with a flattened crease to the front flap, tanning to the edges, two tears, and small chips along the top edge. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The classic text on the history of the medium. Compiled with text by Beaumont Newhall. SIGNED BY NEWHALL on the ffep and warmly inscribed to Therese Bonney; additionally, there is a small sticker to the title page: "Therese Bonney Collection." Laid in is a sheet of handwritten notes of unknown origin. Therese Bonney (1894-1978) was an American photographer and photographic archivist with a long list of accomplishments. 216 pages; 210 b&w illustrations; 8.25 x 11.25 inches. Notes, bibliography, index.