Galleries of Friendship and Fame : A History of Nineteenth-Century American Photograph Albums by Elizabeth Siegel - 2010

Yale. Used - Very Good. 2010. Hardcover. Dec. cloth, no d.j. (as issued). Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy. Very Good.

Yale. Used - Like New. Fine. Hardcover with pictorial boards. 2010. Originally published at $$50.00.

Yale University Press, 2010-06-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Yale. New. Fine. Hardcover with pictorial boards. 2010. In publisher's shrinkwrap. Originally published at $50.

Yale University Press. NF. 2010. Hardcover. Hardback in Near Fine condition without dust jacket.. 10.2 X 7.2 X 1.0 inches. 216 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

Yale University Press, 2010. Hardcover. New. New oversized casewrapped hardcover. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes appendix, index, photos, and illustrations. 216 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Galleries of Friendship and Fame is the first comprehensive investigation of the origin, development, and practices of 19th-century American photograph albums. In this fascinating book, the author argues that the album--whether functioning as family record, parlor entertainment, social register, national portrait gallery, or advertisement for photography itself--helped transform the nature of self-presentation at the cusp of modernity. This handsome volume examines carte de visite and cabinet card albums from their introduction in the United States in 1861 through the rise of the snapshot at the century's end. By examining a wealth of previously overlooked primary materials, this study offers a completely new understanding of photograph albums,… Read More

Yale University Press, 2010-06-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

UsedVeryGood. Minor shelf wear

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.