The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot by Schaaf, Larry J - 2000-10-01

Princeton University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

rear panel wear, 1st print

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 284 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Printing Indicated. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket, But Slight Foxing Along Outer Edges Of Page Block.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2000. Hardcover. VG/VG. Blue cloth. 264 pp. Numerous bw and color reproductions of two-tone images. Dj with photograph. A fascinating read and a pleasure to browse through!

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 284 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Printing Indicated. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket.

Princeton University Press, 2000. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 264 pages. William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) is best remembered as the scientist who invented photography. Others had tried recording the images projected by a lens, but Talbot was the first to grasp the physical basis for realizing this dream and to conceive of a practical means for fixing these ephemeral images permanently onto a sheet of paper. But Talbot's considerable technical achievements have often overshadowed his growth as an artist. Larry Schaaf examines this artistic growth by bringing together for the first time high quality reproductions of one hundred photographs representing the full sweep of Talbot's work. These beautiful images are not only records of scientific triumphs, but also the evidence of the first steps in shaping a totally new type of vision. The one hundred plates are reproduced in the actual size of the originals and in all the subtle colors that comprised Talbot's early work. They… Read More

Princeton University Press, 2000-10-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 10x1x13. Hardcover with dust jacket. First Edition. 1st printing (complete number line). Clean and tight. No markings. Publisher's press release laid in. Ships in a box. Fast shipping from NYC!

Princeton University Press. Used - Very Good. 2000. Cloth. Folio. 264 pp. Profusely illustrated. Mild shelf wear and scuffing to dust jacket otherwise protected by acetate cover. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. (Subject: Photography.)

Princeton And Oxford.: Princeton University Press, 2003 2003, 2nd printing. 264pp, 119 colour plates, 8 black and white illus. Very good in blue cloth binding. Dust wrapper good.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Princeton Univ Dept of Art &, 2000. Book. Illus. by William Henry Fox Talbot. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st. ed. 2000 , Hard cover in blue cloth in a illustrated dust jacket, 264 page book . Talbot is best remembered as a scientist who invented early photography but his technical achievements have often over shadowed his work as an artist . This book examines his artist growth by bring together for the first time beautiful high-quality reproductions representing the full sweep of Talbot's work . With 119 color plates and 8 black and white illustrations each discussed in detail . Condition : NEW/ NEW in the publisher shrink wrap. Will need extra postage to ship this large heavy book.Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.