レンズが撮らえた外国人カメラマンの見た幕末日本　１　永久保存 | Bakumatsu Japan Seen by Foreign Photographers Vol. 1: Permanent Edition

Title: レンズが撮らえた外国人カメラマンの見た幕末日本　１　永久保存
Authors: 三井　圭司 編
Pages: 157P
Published At: August, 2014
Description:
Twenty-three foreign photographers' works are featured in full. This is the first collaborative project bringing together leading vintage photograph researchers and collectors from the front lines of the field.

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