‘This eye-opening and frequently jaw-dropping history of the phenomenon […] opens up a set of fascinating peepholes on to a now vanished world.’
- The Spectator

‘This book will be the definitive text on the carte-de-visite for the foreseeable future […] It is a remarkable book, eminently readable, and long overdue.’
- The PhotoHistorian

‘A fascinating and exhaustive study’ 
- Wylde Magazine