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An Early Victorian Album: The Photographic Masterpieces, 1st Ed

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An Early Victorian Album: The Photographic Masterpieces (1843-1847) of David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson by Roy Strong. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 1976. Stated 1st American Edition hardcover with dust jacket. In 1843 painter David Octavius Hill joined engineer Robert Adamson to form Scotland's first photographic studio. During their brief partnership that ended with Adamson's untimely death, Hill & Adamson produced "the first substantial body of self-consciously artistic work using the newly invented medium of photography." NPT Books, a division of N.P. Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
  • Creator:
    Roy Strong (Author)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.25 in (26.04 cm)Width: 11.25 in (28.58 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1976
  • Condition:
    jacket has small stain, corner bumped.
  • Seller Location:
    valatie, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: AZ-222-1st1stDibs: LU260518190173

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