THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY
by SNELLING, Henry H.
SNELLING, Henry H. THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY. Hastings-on-Hudson, New York: Morgan & Morgan, (1970). Small 8vo. Cloth, dus jacket. (xviii), 139, (4) pages. Facsimile reprint. First published in 1849, this was the first bound treatise on photography in America, with an informative new introduction by Beaumont Newhall. Snelling' emphasis is on the daguerretype process and also provides information on the paper negative process, and the early history of photography. Tail of spine bruised, else very good. (Inventory #: 22161)