first edition Hardcover
1941 · Philadelphia
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Arts & Sciences Society, 1941. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. A little foxing to the endpapers, near fine or better, without dustwrapper, probably as issued. Article on William H. Jackson, with reproductions of images by Jackson, Harold Edgerton, Elias Goldensky, Paul Mann, and others. An important step in the recognition of photography as an art form, published soon after the founding of the first museum in america dedicated solely to photography. (Inventory #: 90422)