Bloomsbury Auctions, London is delighted to announce its May 22nd Photographs and Photobooks sale. It will encompass a range of photographs dating from the 1850s to the present day. 
Nineteenth century highlights from the auction include a group of eight rare and early salt prints (from albumen on glass negatives) of Rome by Eugène Constant (£8,000 - £10,000 for the group) and one of the celebrated portraits of Julia Jackson by Julia Margaret Cameron (£6000 - 8000).

The sale also includes photographs from a private I...

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Amongst the most powerful 20th Century images is Robert Capa's visceral photograph of an American soldier during the first wave of landings on Omaha Beach, 1944 (£2,000-3,000) and the stunning view of the earth, known as the 'Blue Marble', taken in all probability by Jack Schmitt on the final Apollo Mission in 1972 (£600-800). Other classic 20th century vintage photographs include works by Man Ray, Walker Evans, Berenice Abbott, Eugene Atget, Sally Mann and Margaret Bourke-White.

The beginnings of British photography are encapsulated by Julia Ma...

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Auction: Friday 17 October 2008, 2:00 pm
Exhibition: Thursday 9-16 October, 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Sunday 12 October, 12:00-5:00 pm or by appointment
Reception: Monday 13 October, 6:30-8:00 pm

Speaking Engagement: Thursday 9 October, 5:00 pm
Presented by Edeward Kasinec, M. Phil, M.L.S.
Curator, Slavic and East European Collections,
The New York Public Library

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