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Title: India: Pioneering Photographers 1850-1900 by John Falconer ISBN: 0712347461 Publisher: British Library Pubns Pub. Date: April, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00

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Summary: Another interesting addition...
Comment: Mysterious and mystical India has always drawn more than its share of the inquisitive travelers from around the world. That was especially the case after the invention of photography. Many photographers struggled to capture the unique aspects of India and its unsurpassed range of subject matter- ranging from its people and landscape to its events and architecture. By 1850s photography became popular enough to replace (in many instances) painting as a medium of choice for recording. Some rulers even added photographers to their retinue. In spite of the rush of photography during this time, very few pictures have survived and it is quite rare to find good quality samples.

This book is another interesting addition in the genre of books that capture the images of British India during the infancy of photography. It draws heavily from the collections of the British library and the Howard and Jane Ricketts Collection. Rare photographs from well-known photographers of the day make this an exquisite photographic record of a bygone colonial era. This book would be a good buy for collectors.