City Work at Country Prices: The Portrait Photographs of Duncan Donovan

Oxford University Press, 1977

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Details

Year of publication

1977

ISBN

0195402758

Place of printing

Toronto

Author

Harper, Jennifer

Publishers

Oxford University Press

Size

4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Edition

F First Edition

Keyword

Harper, Jennifer City Work at Country Prices: The Portrait Photographs, of Duncan Donovan 64 pages. In small communities throughout the, western world, from the 1880s until the development of the hand-held camera in, the twentieth century, the town portrait photographer was the chronicler of his time., Duncan Donovan (1857-1933) of Alexandria, Glengarry County, Ontario, was typical. He portrayed the ceremonial events of life from, birth to death, and the stages in between. Author has chosen the most appealing, of Donovan's photographs from the plates that have survived., Presents life in a small Ontario town and its environs in the, early 20th century. Unmarked. Light wear to edges of dust, jacket. Excellent copy. Art Ontario

Binding description

S Paperback

State of preservation

Fine

Languages

English

Binding

Softcover

First edition

Yes

Description

64 pages. In small communities throughout the western world, from the 1880s until the development of the hand-held camera in the twentieth century, the town portrait photographer was the chronicler of his time. Duncan Donovan (1857-1933) of Alexandria, Glengarry County, Ontario, was typical. He portrayed the ceremonial events of life from birth to death, and the stages in between. Author has chosen the most appealing of Donovan's photographs from the plates that have survived. Presents life in a small Ontario town and its environs in the early 20th century. Unmarked. Light wear to edges of dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book