The History of Photography
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Large Quarto. 599pp. Original black cloth with gilt lettering on spine in original dustjacket, gilt lettering on spine. Frontispiece. History of photography from the camera obscura to the beginning of the modern era. "Photography was perhaps the most important invention of the nineteenth century–certainly the most popular and spectacular. Today, 97 percent of our visual information is transmitted through photography, and the question "What does it look like?" can be answered in seconds. Since its invention, photography has grown from a means of simple reproduction into a technically complex medium for subtle commentary. The Gernsheims trace the growth of photography from its prehistory, through the many stages leading to the achievement of a permanent picture, to its eventual emergence as an important information and communication medium." (Publisher). This volume is profusely illustrated with 390 b/w photographs, engravings and in-text drawings throughout. Contains notes on the text, a bibliography, appendix and index at rear. DJ with some wear along upper edge, small closed tears fixed with transparent tape, minor wear at bottom edge. Original Aperture stickers on front and back flap. Binding with light scuffing at lower front joint. Light offsetting on endpapers, small stain at front. Light age-toning of block, photographs near fine. DJ in overall good, binding in good+, interior in very good condition. g to vg. Item #44734
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