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The photobook : a history, volume 1

by Martin Parr, Gerry Badger

The first of two volumes tracing the history of photography through the photobook, this work examines over 200 publications. It features 750 colour illustrations and explores how photographers have influenced the development of the medium since the nineteenth century.

Accession 31072 ISBN 9780714842851 Publisher Phaidon Press
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