Letter written by Sir John Herschel to Talbot on the 3rd March 1840, with seal intact. Transcript below. Slough March 3. 1840 My dear Sir Many thanks for your beautiful specimens. I took the liberty (not I hope one you will disapprove) to give them to an Italian friend on his way to Florence...
[Example of Printing.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Two incomplete paragraphs referring to the subject of prisons. Photoglyphic engraving. Print size 50 x 76 mm, press imprint size 65 x 97 mm, paper size 151 x 219 mm.
[Example of Printing.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Two incomplete paragraphs referring to the subject of prisons. Photoglyphic engraving. Print size 46 x 78 mm, press imprint size 66 x 96 mm, paper size 149 x 217 mm.
[Copy of a handwritten poem.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Handwritten poem, which reads: ‘Turin gentle hermit of the dale And guide my lonely way To where you taper cheers the vale With hospitable Ray For here forlorn and lost I tread With fainting steps and slow wilds immeasurably spread lengthening as I go.' Photoglyphic engraving. Image siz...
[Hieroglyphic Tablet.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscribed in pencil on verso: 'Nov. 28, 1840'. A calotype negative that has left no discernible image. This negative is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light levels.
[Example of a Chemical Label.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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A rectangular label for 'Hypo-Sulfite de Sonde', supplied by 'L. Pusch, 24 Place de la Madeleine'. Photoglyphic engraving with a slight green tone. Image size 60 x 83 mm, press imprint size 82 x 120 mm, paper size 150 x 223 mm.
