An adventure in photography. Illustrated from photographs by the adventurers.
by Thanet, Octave (i.e., Alice French)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tuxedo Park, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's sons, 1893. First edition. Very Good. 19 cm; 179 pages, and 34 half-tone plates and vignettes. Bound in green decorated cloth, attributed to Margaret Armstrong. A good, tight copy with minor surface blemishes only.
Alice French, writing as "Octave Thanet," gained literary fame for her socially perceptive fiction, while she and her partner Jane Allen Crawford hosted the literary and artistic life of Eastern Iowa at their home in Davenport. Ever expansive, French became fascinated with the art, techniques, and chemistry of photography. She set up a darkroom in her home and went on several photo expeditions. "An adventure in photography" is a travelogue as well as a manual, including darkroom formulae, advice on framing and shooting photographs, and copious reproductions of her own photos. The Alice French house in Davenport is now landmarked on the National Register of Historic Places
Alice French, writing as "Octave Thanet," gained literary fame for her socially perceptive fiction, while she and her partner Jane Allen Crawford hosted the literary and artistic life of Eastern Iowa at their home in Davenport. Ever expansive, French became fascinated with the art, techniques, and chemistry of photography. She set up a darkroom in her home and went on several photo expeditions. "An adventure in photography" is a travelogue as well as a manual, including darkroom formulae, advice on framing and shooting photographs, and copious reproductions of her own photos. The Alice French house in Davenport is now landmarked on the National Register of Historic Places
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- Bookseller
- Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6151
- Title
- An adventure in photography. Illustrated from photographs by the adventurers.
- Author
- Thanet, Octave (i.e., Alice French)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1893
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- lesbian artists women photographers photography women adventurers travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Journeys and Destinations;
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About the Seller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
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Tuxedo Park, New York
About Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
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