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An historic first edition of a book describing Fox Talbot?s invention of photography in 1839 is expected to raise up to \u00a330,000 at Christie?s on 31 May.<\/p>\n

?Talbot was the first of the early experimenters in photography to propose, in this paper, a fundamental principle of modern photography: the use of a fixed negative image as the master copy to be used to produce a theoretically unlimited number of positive copies,? states the auction catalogue.<\/p>\n

Entitled The Art of Photogenic Drawing<\/i> the gem is credited as ?The first separate publication on photography in the world?.<\/p>\n

It will star alongside 200 other photobooks at the London auction.<\/p>\n

On page 12 of the book Fox Talbot wrote: ?If the picture so obtained is first preserved so as to bear sunshine, it may be afterwards itself employed as an object to be copied; and by means of this second process the lights and shadows are brought back to their original disposition.?<\/p>\n

Work by Henri-Cartier Bresson and Man Ray will also be on sale.<\/p>\n

Items expected to go under the hammer from \u00a3500.<\/p>\n

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The Europeans<\/i> by Henri Cartier-Bresson, published in 1955 is described as a first edition presentation copy which has been inscribed by the photographer. <\/p>\n

The sale also includes Cowboy Kate<\/i>, published by Sam Haskins in 1965, which is expected to raise up to \u00a330,000.<\/p>\n

?Last year?s auction has ensured that photobooks are a more widely recognised artistic medium,? said Sven Becker, specialist head of sales at Christie?s.<\/p>\n

Last year?s auction of photobooks ? the first of its kind at Christie?s ? raised more than \u00a3600,000.<\/p>\n

The books will go on public view on 25, 27, 29 and 30 May.<\/p>\n

The sale takes place at 10.30am on 31 May at Christie?s, 8 King Street, St James?s, London SW1Y 6QT. Tel: 020 7839 9060.<\/p>\n

Picture credit: Christie’s Images Ltd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An historic first edition of a book describing Fox Talbot\u2019s invention of photography in 1839 is expected to raise up to \u00a330,000 at Christie\u2019s on 31 May.<\/p>\n

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