Colorado On Glass: Colorado's First Half Century as Seen by the Camera

Terry Wm. Mangan

ISBN 10: 0913582131 / ISBN 13: 9780913582138

Published by Sundance Limited, Denver, Colorado, 1977

About this Item

VG/none, used, black leather along spine and corners, gilt text on spine, red slick paper over boards remaining, b & w image in center of upper, illustrated end papers, ii-x, 406pp. Interior clean no marks, except gift inscription at the top fore-corner inside ffep, binding tight. Fold-out image of "Denver, Auraria, and Highland " still bound in. The bottom fore-corner of all pages has a small area of damp-wrinkle, not affecting the text. Slight shelf rubbing to exterior along edges. There is a plastic sleeve over the book which I believe was original to the book. Page 391 to 400 is a "Directory of early Photographers 1853 through 1900" compiled by Mrs. Opal Harber with additions by the author.

Seller Inventory # 024860

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Colorado On Glass: Colorado's First Half Century as Seen by the Camera
• Publisher: Sundance Limited, Denver, Colorado
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0913582131
• ISBN 13: 9780913582138
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Photography
  • Western History

About this title

Synopsis

Amazing selection of photographs showcasing both amateur and professional photographers from Colorado's early years. The book goes from the earliest work in 1853, dageurreotypes by Solomon Nunes Carvalho who accompanied Fremont on his expedition, through the Gold Rush, the work of William Gunnison Chamberlain and William Henry Jackson, the cameras used, galleries, women photographers, and the birth of the motion picture industry in the state. With list of early Colorado photographers. 406 pages.