Search Results: the origins of photography by helmut gernsheim

Thames & Hudson. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: Thames & Hudson, 1982. First printing. Hardcover. Near fine/very good +. Quarto, cloth in dust jacket in slipcase, illustrated, clean unmarked text, near fine copy in very good+ dust jacket in good slipcase, small ink gift inscription on the front flyleaf, light edgewear to the dust jacket, wear to the slipcase including some splitting along the bottom edge.

Thames & Hudson. GF646 1982, hardcover with dust jacket, good copy goed exemplaar

London, Thames & Hudson, 1982. Third rev. ed.. 280pp. 4to. Original cloth in dustwrapper. 191 photographs- a fine copy.. The plates have been especially reproduced to bring out the silver and sepia tints of the original prints.

Thames and Hudson. Very Good. 1982. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Used; Like New. 20-A-03 Thames and Hudson 1982 Hardcover with dust jacket and slipcase. Text is clean and unmarked. Jacket has light discoloration on spine. Slipcase has some bumps to the corners and a scratch on the front. Book Condition; Like New Jacket Condition; Very Good . 1982. SLIPCASED.

Thames & Hudson, 1982. 4to, 280pp. Black & white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in dust jacket.

E-085. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Thames & Hudson, New York. 1982. 280 pgs. Illustrated with191 black-and-white, sepia-toned & color illustrations. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Profusely illustrated account of the evolution of photography as an art and technique from its antecedents to 1857. The revised and expanded version of this classic with plates that have been specially reproduced to bring out the silver and sepia tints of the original prints; includes information on heliography and the calotype, but the main focus of the book is an in-depth look at the daguerreotype. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1982. First Edition. Hardback. Good/Fair. 9x6x1. 280 pages, Large format HB, illustrated throughout. A good copy with no previous ownership markings. dust jacket is edge worn

(New York): Thames and Hudson, Inc., (1982).. (1982).. Fine. - Quarto [11-1/4 inches high by 10 inches wide], black cloth in a dust wrapper. The book is housed in a pictorial paper covered slipcase. The slipcase is bumped & rubbed at the corners. There is some light soiling & rubbing to the rear panel of the case with a short tear to the paper on the top edge. 280 pages. 191 black-and-white, sepia-toned & color illustrations. Near fine in a very good slipcase. <p>First American edition.

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1982. NOT a library discard. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket in a Very Good slipcase. Two corners of the slipcase are mildly bumped but the book and jacket inside are NOT affected. The book itself appears unread with sharp corners and perfect hinges. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. An authoritative history from the prehistory of photography to the calotype and other paper processes in use from 1841 to 1857. Lavishly illustrated with 191 photos including several full page daguerreotypes in color. 1982. First Edition Thus with "First published in the United States in 1982" so stated [but actually a revised & expanded third edition of the first part of the author's HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY (1955), with the addition of many new illustrations and a new chapter on the origins of photography in Italy]. Bound in the original silver-stamped black… Read More

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1982. First edition thus. Hardcover. Includes 191 illustrations. A fine and tight copy in a fine price clipped dust jacket and in a near fine slipcase that has a tiny bit of wear. A lovely copy. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping.

Thames & Hudson, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair.

Great Britain: Thames & Hudson, 1982. Book measures 29x25.5.cm. 280pp, illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers black cloth, with gilt lettering. Boards knocked on top edge. Binding in very good clean condition. Dust jacket rubbed, worn with loss on edges. Jacket in good condition. Internally, pages clean. A good clean copy. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. Quarto.

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1982. Hardcover. Book: Very Good/DJ: Very Good. 4to.. 280 pp. Black cloth covered boards, stamped in silver on front and spine. Glossy silver dj. In VG glossy slipcase. No damage or markings noted.

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1982. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 280 pages. Black cloth covers with silver titles to spine, silver pictorial to front, silver dust jacket and slipcase with color illustration, 191 illustrations throughout. 1"x3" strip missing from upper right corner from front endpaper, slight rubbing to dust jacket and slipcase, clean covers, pages crisp and unmarked, stiff binding; overall, a very clean, tight copy in great condition. Record # 808297

London: Thames and Hudson , 1982. 3rd edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 280 pages: illustrations; 29 cm. Notes: 3rd revised edition of the first part of The history of photography. Revised and enlarged edition 1969. 'The first part of the History appears here in a revised third edition, with a new chapter, 'The origins of photography in Italy', by Daniela Palazzoli' -- title page verso. Includes bibliography (page 274) and index. Contents: The prehistory of photography -- Heliography -- The daguerreotype -- Negative/positive processes on paper -- Direct positives on paper -- Other independent inventors -- The daguerreotype in France -- The daguerreotype in America -- The daguerreotype in Great Britain, 1839-c. 1857 -- The daguerreotype in German-speaking countries -- The origins of photography in Italy --… Read More

Thames and Hudson, 1982. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine. 280 pages. 10-1/4 by 11-1/2 inches. With 191 illustrations 'that have been specially reproduced to bring out the silver and sepia tints of the original prints' -- from the front flap. First published in 1955 and enlarged in 1969. This edition further revised and with a new chapter on the the origins of photography in Italy. First edition thus. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. In the publisher's near fine matching slipcase with lamination beginning to peel in a few places. A large, heavy book.

Londra: Thames and Hudson, , 1982. Rilegato tela, sovracoperta (cloth, dust jacket). Molto buono (Very Good). 191 illustrazioni in bianco e nero. Terza edizione rivista con aggiunta del capitolo "The origins of photography in Itlay" a cura di Daniela Palazzoli. 4to. pp. 280. Molto buono (Very Good). Terza edizione rivista (3rd Revised Edition).

Thames & Hudson, 1983-03-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!