MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01596cam a2200301 a 4500
001 89186905
003 DLC
005 19980528113940.7
008 890918r19891844nyuach b 00010 eng
010 $a 89186905 //r98
020 $a0962109606
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aTR144$b.T2 1989
082 00 $a772/.16$220
100 1 $aTalbot, William Henry Fox,$d1800-1877.
245 14 $aThe pencil of nature /$cby H. Fox Talbot.
250 $aFacsimile ed.
260 $a[New York :$bHans P. Kraus, Jr.],$c1989$e([Verona, Italy :$fStamperia Valdonega])
300 $a1 box :$bill., facsims. (1 col.), ports. ;$c33 cm.
500 $aFacsimile (in 6 fascicles as originally issued) of the first photographically illustrated book to be published commercially (by Longmans, London, from Jun. 24, 1844, to Apr. 1846, though the fascicle wrappers were uniformly printed with date 1844).
500 $aTitle from box label.
500 $a"This facsimile represents an idealized copy ... It is a composite of the best surviving elements to which we had access"--P. 3 of introductory volume.
500 $aLimited ed. of 250 copies.
500 $aIncluded in the box with the facsimile is a commentary volume (92 p.) with t.p. reading: H. Fox Talbot's The pencil of nature, anniversary facsimile : introductory volume, historical sketch, notes on the plates, census / by Larry J. Schaaf.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
500 $aLibrary of Congress has copy no. 124.$5DLC
650 0 $aPhotography$xEarly works to 1850.
700 1 $aSchaaf, Larry J.$q(Larry John),$d1947-