TRAITÉ PRATIQUE DE PHOTOGRAPHIE: EXPOSÉ COMPLET PROCÉDÉS RELATIFS AU DAGUERRÉOTYPE...SUIVI DE LA DESCRIPTION APPROFONDIE DE SA NOUVELLE MÉTHODE POR TRAVAILLER AU BAIN D'ARGENT.
Paris: J.J. Dubochet et Cie, 1844. First edition. 8vo., iv, 248 pp., illustrations in text. Contemporary binding of quarter red calf with marbled paper over boards, gilt rules and titling on spine. In the last 50 pages there is intermittent chemical splashing, primarily to the blank margins; still a very good copy. Item #52144
Gaudin's early and definitive manual covering every aspect of daguerreotyping including making, exposing and processing the plates, electroplating the daguerreotype plates for making reproductions, and making portraits; it also includes complete instructions for making Talbot's calotypes.
Bellier de la Chavignerie, Manuel Bibliographie du Photographe Francais, 1863, No. 31. Roosens and Salu No. 2855.
Price: $2,000.00