1839 — History and Practice of Photogenic Drawing: On the True Principles of the Daguerréotype, with the new method of dioramic painting, published by order of the French government — L. J. M. Daguerre

by Louis Jacques Mandel Daguerre.

With Notes and Explanations by M. Arago. Illustrated by Six Engravings.

1839 original (not a reprint).

Not perfect but not horrible; softcover; some chipping on the spine and along the edges of the spine; corners quite worn and chipped.

Extremely rare early item regarding early photography! Name and inscription inside front cover is dated 1839 from London, England; a very rare early item on Daguerre’s photography process.

THIS ITEM IS ON CONSIGNMENT, and the owner wants us to point out that auctions in 1994 and 2006 other copies of this item brought in $1,676 and $2095.