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Technically, the first photobook was published within five years of the invention of the Daguerrotype. William Henry Fox Talbot created a method to develop and mass produce paper photographs, and he used them in his 1844 landmark book The Pencil of Nature. Its very title explains his use of photography to replace drawing. Then, it wasn’t considered an expressive medium of its own.
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This time around, the focus is on beautiful sports books from centuries past. From collectible cricket books to beautiful baseball books, mustachioed strong men and leatherheads, the world of sports is a treasure trove of fantastic old titles.
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1936 First edition. First book by one of the UK's best noir writers.
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1901 First Edition. Beautifully bound in black leather with gilt border and a decorative spine.
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