PHOTOGRAPHY RORKE (JOHN) Fancies on the Photograph. A Poem, in Three Parts. I. The Triumph of Light. II. The New Temple of Fame. III. The Mysterious Photograph, A Dream, FIRST EDITION, Longman, Green, 1864 — PHOTOGRAPHY RORKE (JOHN) Fancies on the Photograph. A Poem, in Three Parts. I. The Triumph of Light. II. The New Temple of Fame. III. The Mysterious Photograph, A Dream, FIRST EDITION, Longman, Green, 1864

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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, London, Knightsbridge · 31 March 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-634947
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Photography Rorke, PHOTOGRAPHY RORKE (JOHN) Fancies on the Photograph. A Poem, in Three Parts. I. The Triumph of Light. II. The New Temple of Fame. III. The Mysterious Photograph, A Dream, FIRST EDITION, Longman, Green, 1864. Bonhams, 31 Mar 2021, lot 16. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-634947.

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Photography Rorke, PHOTOGRAPHY RORKE (JOHN) Fancies on the Photograph. A Poem, in Three Parts. I. The Triumph of Light. II. The New Temple of Fame. III. The Mysterious Photograph, A Dream, FIRST EDITION, Longman, Green, 1864. Bonhams, 31 Mar 2021, lot 16. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-634947.

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