NYC: The Vendome Press, 1983. 1st edition, NF/NF. Book and dust jacket have some light edge wear. 269 illustrations, of which 177 are in color. Includes biographies of the photographers, bibliography and picture credits. Introduction by Sam Wagstaff. Sections include: The birth of photography, Egypt, Greenland, Japan, Brazil, India, China, the American west and the world in color. Photographers featured are: Felice Beato, Samuel Bourne, Maxime Du Camp, Marc Ferrez, Francis Frith, William Henry Jackson, Eadweard Muybridge, John Thomson and Carleton E. Watkins. These photos are mostly from the 19th century. Beautiful (heavy) book, 352 pp.

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Title: Masters of Early Travel Photography
Publisher: The Vendome Press, New York. NY
Publication Date: 1983
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0865650349
ISBN 13: 9780865650343
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Photographs taken between the 1850s and 1920s show the cultures and landscapes of Egypt, Greenland, Japan, Brazil, China, India, the American West, and the Middle East

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