The Daguerreotype: Nineteenth-Century Technology and Modern Science Tapa dura - 1991

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. Hardcover. VG/VG. Light tan cloth, light tan ill. DJ. xvi, 252 pp. Numerous bw ills. Comprehensive and fascinating study of this early photographic process.

Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991. Hardcover. VG+ (wear to spine ends; line of rubbing/discolorization to upper edge of back board. dustjacket has scratches & scuffs). grey cloth boards w/ black spine printing. 252 w/ bw illustrations. glossy grey & illustrated dustjacket w/ white printing. The authors "begin with a history of the process itself. Tracing the daguerreotype's origins and development, they proceed to discuss what researchers in this century have learned about the chemistry of the daguerreotype. They also address practical curatorial issues, describing how to restore and preserve the artifacts themselves. Richly illustrated, this survey of a fascinating and ubiquitous feature of mid-nineteenth-century life also provides a detailed technical study of the daguerreotype process." (back cover) An essential resource for historians and archivists alike.

Smithsonian, 1991. Hardcover. Like New/Excellent Dust Jacket. 9x1x11. A Lovely Copy in like Dust Jacket - Like New! This oversized hardcover book has 252 pages including many photos and illustrations. The copyright page shows 1991 as the published date. We always ship in a sturdy box.

Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. v-xvi, 252pp; pictorial d/j, minimal edgewear.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Smithsonian Press, 1991. Book. Illus. by Various Contributors. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st. edition 1st. and only hardcover printing , Gray cloth hardcover with the dust jacket , 252 page book . With many black & white photo illustrations and drawings and charts . One of the better and scarce books by the authors . This is the hardcover not the cheap made paper back . Condition : Fine plus , with some light corner bumps . Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.