The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography - Completely Revised in Two Volumes [subtitle from slipcase] - Fully Revised Edition [subtitle from copyright page] - Volume 1, Volume 2 [two vols boxed, complete set, the pair in fine condition ]

London & New York: Focal Press, 1965. Hardcover. xlviii, 816, viii, 817-1699, two volumes in 9.5x7 inch matching dark blue cloth boards titled in gilt and red, each part 2.5 inches thick, enclosed in an exceptionally thick cardstock box. Plates of course, b&w reproductions on glazed inserted stock, a few in color, nice paperstock throughout the text, faintest edgewear to casings, no soil whatsoever, no markings of any sort, perfectly sound, the closest we see to a flaw is a very faint fade to spine panels (of volumes exposed to sun where facing out of box). The box itself does have slight damage: outer seams of both bottom and top margins are split, so exposing layered papers that had held components super-securely; box still holds its contents secure but is no longer aesthetically perfect. Otherwise, this is an excellent set of what appears to be the most substantial of "Focal Encyclopedia's" publications. (Inventory #: 329682)