BOULTON, M.P.W.

Remarks concerning certain pictures supposed to be photographs of early date.

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1865. Second edition, 8vo, pp. 55, [1]; 4 lithographic plates; self wrappers, stitched, as issued; fine. "An investigation into the validity of supposedly eighteenth century photographs found at Soho, Birmingham, with interesting technical details of various reproduction methods. Five different editions and variants of the pamphlet, published in 1864 and 1865, are listed by Gernsheim" (flagrantly copied from the description of another edition made by Andy Cahan), some with as many as 74 pages. Item #22828

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