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E.P. GOLDSCHMIDT & CO. LTD. Catalogue 52. Old Books. A Collection of Early Photographs and Books commemorating the Centenary of Fox Talbot and Daguerre 1839-1939. London: [1939]. 8°. Plates. Original wrappers (rust stains on spine).
The earliest bookseller's catalogue offering for sale not only original early photographs but the first books illustrated with photographs. Despite bargains, such as an album containing 56 portraits of D.D. Hill priced at #48, the catalogue was not a great success.
The earliest bookseller's catalogue offering for sale not only original early photographs but the first books illustrated with photographs. Despite bargains, such as an album containing 56 portraits of D.D. Hill priced at #48, the catalogue was not a great success.