A Chronology of Daguerreian and Photographic Societies, 1848-1988 IV Julian Lévy’s copy of Louis Daguerre’s Description, 1839, and two more books 1-3 Before Daguerre: Physionotrace, Dark Romanticism and Camera Lucida Drawings 4-8 Daguerreotype and the French Romantic Realist School: The Ruins of Lavardin 9-10 A Gallery of French Daguerreian Portraits and Plates 11-20 A Gallery of American Daguerreian Portraits 21-24 Austrian Nature Printings and various perfectly preserved artefacts 26-31 Binoche and Giquello Photography Auctions, New York preview 32-42