Stated First Edition.

Dust jacket ($30) and hard cover are clean, spine is square, binding is firm. Corners are bumped. DJ is rubbed with edge scuffs and small closed tears.

Pages are clean, unmarked and bright with no stains or tears.

276 pages of text followed by 277-342 pages of plates.

Describes the cultural, commercial, and social aspects of the daguerreotype, including the fascinating story of the daguerreotypists, their methods, their studios, and their subjects which revealed much that was provocatively new to the average American in the 19th century: nature and life in the expanding West; scenes from the Mexican War and the California Gold Rush; views of plain men at work with new tools and machines; and faces and costumes of famous national leaders and of P.T. Barnum's gallery of beautiful women.

The book is extensively illustrated with reproductions of daguerreotypes and will appeal to both professional and amateur students of history, art and photography.

From a private collection.

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Price: 67.50 USD