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Fox Talbot's the pencil of nature : anniversary facsimile / by Larry J. Schaaf

by William Henry Fox Talbot

Originally published as a serial between 1844 and 1846, this is the first book to be illustrated entirely with photographs. It features twenty-four calotype prints capturing a variety of subjects including architecture, landscapes, and still lifes.

Accession 31688 ISBN 0962109606 Publisher H. P. Kraus Inc.
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