The photograph collector's guide
Book Description
4to, pp. x, 438 with 300 halftone reproductions to the text, and eight colour plates; bound in burgundy cloth with title to spine and dustjacket illustrated with colour photograph; some light wear to dustjacket, but a good copy.
Dealer Notes
First edition. An excellent resource, which includes a list of 8,000 daguerreotypists, photographers' biographical data including signatures, bibliographies, and over 300 illustrations. Contents: 'The Art of Collecting Photographs'; 'A Collector's Chronology'; 'A Collector's Glossary'; 'The Care and Restoration of Photographs'; 'Selected Photographers: A Collector's Compendium'; 'Limited-Edition Portfolios'; 'Contemporary Group Exhibitions and Catalogues'.
Author
Lee D. Witkin and Barbara London
Date
1979
Publisher
Secker & Warburg
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