By Robin & Carol Wichard - Published by Shire Publications - 1999Paperback - 104 pages - 210 mm x 148 mm
120 Black & White Illustrations.
In the early 1860s the craze for collecting carte-de-visite photographs was at its peak. Between three hundred and four hundred million cartes were estimated to have been sold annually, leaving us with fascinating legacy today. This book introduces the reader to the world of the carte-de-visite, the context in which they were produced and the vast range of subjects recorded in these early photographs. It explains how to date the images and how to start a collection.