Entrée principale:

Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800-1877.

Titre et auteur:

The pencil of nature / by H. Fox Talbot.

Édition:

Facsimile ed.

Publication:

[New York] : [Hans P. Kraus, Jr.], 1989 ([Verona, Italy : Stamperia Valdonega])

Description:

1 box : illustrations, facsimiles (1 color), portraits ; 33 cm

Notes:
Facsimile (in 6 fascicles as originally issued) of the first photographically illustrated book to be published commercially (by Longmans, London, from Jun. 24, 1844, to Apr. 1846, though the fascicle wrappers were uniformly printed with date 1844).
Title from box label.
"This facsimile represents an idealized copy ... It is a composite of the best surviving elements to which we had access"--Page 3 of introductory volume.
Limited ed. of 250 copies.
Included in the box with the facsimile is a commentary volume (92 p.) with t.p. reading: H. Fox Talbot's The pencil of nature, anniversary facsimile : introductory volume, historical sketch, notes on the plates, census / by Larry J. Schaaf.
Library of Congress has copy no. 124.
DLC
Includes bibliographical references.
V. 1. Pencil of nature / H. Fox Talbot -- .v. 2. H. Fox Talbot's The Pencil of Nature, Anniversary Facsimile / by Larry J. Schaaf.

ISBN:

0962109606
9780962109607

Sujet:

Photography Early works to 1850.
Photographie Ouvrages avant 1850.
Photography

Classification/genre:

facsimiles (reproductions)
Facsimiles
Early works
Fac-similés.

Vedettes secondaires:

Schaaf, Larry J. (Larry John), 1947-

Title from introductory volume: H. Fox Talbot's The pencil of nature

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 24627
Cote: TR140.T142 (ID:88-B10910)
Statut: Disponible