Portrait of a Period - A Collection of Notman Photographs 1856 to 1915

Portrait of a Period A Collection of Notman Photographs 1856 to 1915; edited by J. Russell Harper and Stanley Triggs, with an introduction by Edgar Andrew Collard; Montreal, McGill University Press, 1967. Notman was born in Paisley, Scotland, in 1826, and moved to Montreal in the summer of 1856. An amateur photographer, he quickly established a flourishing professional photography studio. His first important commission was the documentation of the construction of the Victoria Bridge across the St. Lawrence River. The first Canadian photographer with an international reputation, Notman's status and business grew over the next three decades. He established branches throughout Canada and the United States. The photographs in this volume, chosen on the basis of quality and general interest, were selected from approximately 400,000 items in the Notman archives. The photographs are grouped in four sections: The people; The Cities; The Sea and The Countryside. There are some fold out photos including a double foldout, 4 pages, of Halifax Harbour taken from the Citadel c. 1900. The quality of the reproduction on heavy stock, non-glazed paper is astounding. This folio sized book, with pages measuring 354mm X 265mm, is in near-fine condition in a very good dust jacket, now in a protective mylar wrap. Loosely inserted is an article about the book from the Weekend magazine, The Telegram, Dec. 9, 1967.A cornerstone book of Canadian photography. This large and heavy book will require additional postage.…