Commemorating the birth of photography, this book derives its title from Fox Talbot's own description of his invention and features 400 landmark photographs never before exhibited of published by over 200 photographers. Essays accompany the pictures, delineating the major movements and revealing the range of experimentation that the artists have achieved. The work coincides with a major exhibition at the Art Institute in Chicago and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Commemorating the birth of photography, this book derives its title from Fox Talbot's own description of his invention and features 400 landmark photographs never before exhibited of published by over 200 photographers. Essays accompany the pictures, delineating the major movements and revealing the range of experimentation that the artists have achieved. The work coincides with a major exhibition at the Art Institute in Chicago and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Very Good in very good jacket. First edition, 1989. Oblong quarto, cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 510 pp., heavily illustrated (some in color), clean unmarked text, Very Good copy in Very Good dust jacket, some soiling or age-toning to the outer pages and the page-edges, some discoloration and a touch of rubbing to the book's covers, heavy discoloration to the dust jacket, edgewear to the dust jacket including some creasing and minor tearing. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. Near fine hardcover with very good+ dust jacket. Still in original plastic shrink-wrap but DJ has light sunning at spine. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Not available for priority/expedited shipping. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Beige cloth-covered boards with title stamped in silver on spine, with photographically-illustrated dust jacket. Photographs by numerous artists. Text by Joel Snyder, Sarah Greenough, David Travis and Colin Westerbeck. Includes a list of works, artists' bibliographies, bibliography, glossary and an index. 528 pp., with 198 four-color and 252 duotone illustrations. 10 x 12-1/4 inches. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art and traveling to The Art Institute of Chicago and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket (pronounced sunning at the spine; moderate surface wear). An extensive survey of photography's first 150 years.
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Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library copy with stamps and stickers. Noticeably aged / worn with some dirtiness. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!