Historique et description des procédés du daguerréotype et du diorama

by Louis-Jacques Mandé Daguerre

$145,000 · Offered by Sophia Rare Books

First edition

Paris: Béthune and Plon for Susse frères and Delloye, 1839. First edition, the true first issue see below , of Daguerre’s exposition of his photographic process, “the beginnings of photography” Horblit ; this is an excellent unrestored copy in original printed wrappers, and very rare in this condition. “Perhaps no other invention ever captured the imagination of the public to such a

• Binding: Wrappers

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