Buy this book on-line Original Carte de Visite Photograph - "The Angel of Peace."George Stinson & Co., Portland, ME
Original black-and-white carte de visite (CDV) photograph showing an illustration of an angel holding a child and flowers over a nighttime city with the moon and a scenic lake and landscape in background. Photo tipped in on paper card. No date, circa 1873-1880s. 2 1/2" x 4." Title printed in bottom margin on front. Copyright information printed on back which identifies the publisher as George Stinson & Company of Portland, Maine. George Stinson & Co. was active from 1873-1894. CDV is very clean and intact except for light age toning, a few tiny marks on front, and minuscule wear to surfaces and extremities. A Very Good copy. It is unknown if this illustration depicts a literary subject or accompanied a literary work. The carte de visite was a small souvenir photograph that often came in the form of an albumen print which consists of a photo mounted on a paper card. CDVs were commonly traded among collectors like trading cards. Louis Dodero (1824-1902) is credited with inventing the CDV in 1851 although Andre Adolphe-Eugene Disderi (1819-1889) was the first to patent the CDV in 1854. CDVs were very popular through the 1860s but were soon overtaken by the larger cabinet card in the early 1870s.. Ephemera. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Original Carte de Visite Photograph - "The Angel of Peace.". Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, livres rares, collectables, used books and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |