The History of Photography. From the Earliest Use of the Camera Obscura in the Eleventh Century Up to 1914.
by Gernsheim, Helmut; Alison Gernsheim
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1955.. 4to. 395 (+ plates) pp. Navy Cloth, Very Good with sun-fading along spine, corners rubbed to boards, cloth torn at head of spine, volume slanted, edge wear, covers stained, cloth repair tape in gutters of FEPs. Text block clean & bright. Former UC Berkeley library book with stamps. Photographs, illustrations. First Edition.
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- Bookseller
- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
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- Title
- The History of Photography. From the Earliest Use of the Camera Obscura in the Eleventh Century Up to 1914.
- Author
- Gernsheim, Helmut; Alison Gernsheim
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Oxford University Press, 1955.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
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