Lot Essay
Davy's paper is considered the first important pre-photography paper noting the reaction of silver nitrate to light.
Details
Journals of the Royal Institution of Great Britain Vol. I
including T. Wedgwood and H. Davy's paper 'An Account of a method of copying Paintings upon Glass, and of making Profiles, by the agency of Light upon Nitrate of Silver', boards and half-leather binding, London
including T. Wedgwood and H. Davy's paper 'An Account of a method of copying Paintings upon Glass, and of making Profiles, by the agency of Light upon Nitrate of Silver', boards and half-leather binding, London