New York: Berlin Aniline Works, [ca. 1900]. 12mo., 88, pp., [viii] blanks. Illustrations from engravings. Stiff paper wrappers, stain on rear wrapper. Signatures loose and laid-in wrappers; else very good. Discusses and describes Agfa developers in substance and ready for use, intensifiers, reducers, isolar plates and flat films. Includes useful..... More
Berlin: I.G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, Agfa, ca. 1950. 12mo., 80 pp. Stiff paper wrappers. Very good. The process of development, composition of developers, making solutions, fine-grain development, development of photographic papers, causes of faulty results, etc. Text in English. More
[Berlin: Agfa [Actien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-fabrikation], ca. 1915. 12mo., 296 pp., illustrations from b&w photographs and drawings. Stiff paper wrappers. Very good. Complete instructions for the beginner, from choice of cameras through film developing, printing the picture and printing-out papers, exposures, dark room and its illumination, etc. Makes specific reference to..... More
1979 - 1980. Original silver gelatin photograph 9 11/16 x 9 9/16 in. [ 24.6 x 24.3cm.] printed on photographic paper, 11 x 14 in. Titled in pencil on the left side beneath the image, and SIGNED and dated 79 - 80 under the image on the right side. Unmounted..... More
1978. Original silver gelatin photograph, image size 14 x 14 1/2 in. [ 35.5 x 36.8 cm.] printed on photographic paper, 16 x 20 in. Titled in pencil on the left side beneath the image, and SIGNED and dated 78 under the image on the right side. Slight creases at..... More
1978. Original silver gelatin photograph, image size 14 x 14 1/2 in. [ 35.5 x 36.8 cm.] printed on photographic paper, 16 x 20 in. Titled in pencil on the left side beneath the image, and SIGNED and dated 79 under the image on the right side. Slight creases at..... More
1978. Original silver gelatin photograph, image size 9 9/16 x 9 5/8 in. [ 24.3 x 24.5 cm.] printed on photographic paper, 11 x 14 in. Titled in pencil on the left side beneath the image, and SIGNED and dated 78 under the image on the right side. Unmounted. Fine..... More
1978. Original silver gelatin photograph, image size 9 x 9 in. [ 22.8 x 22.8 cm.] printed on photographic paper, 11 x 14 in. Titled in pencil on the left side beneath the image, and SIGNED and dated 78 under the image on the right side. Unmounted. Fine. Mariella Agois..... More
[Boston]: The Art Institute of Boston and The French Library of Boston, 1987. First edition. Square 8vo., [32] pp., 48, [2] b&w illustrations from photographs. Printed stapled wrappers. Near fine. Introduction by Cornell Capa. Preface by Lucien Aigner. Includes short list of awards, collections, exhibitions, and publications... More
Chicago: Alan Frumkin Gallery, 1973. First edition. 4to., 22 pp., b&w illustrations from photographs. Stapled glossy stiff wrappers. Price list laid-in. Near fine. The exhibition included 135 works, all enumerated in the checklist. More
Paris: Henri Colas, Éditeur; Bordeaux: Rousseau Frères, [1946]. Albin-Guillot, Laure. First edition. Folio, [42] pp., with 12 b&w hand-pulled photogravures. Loose sheets, as issued, contained in a printed paper portfolio and housed in the publisher's plain paper over boards slipcase. The paper portfolio is lightly toned from contact with the..... More
Paris: Chez Henri Colas, Éditeur; Bordeaux: Chez Rousseau Frères, 1944. Albin-Guillot, Laure. First edition. 4to., 16 titled folders with texts printed in grey-green ink, with multicolored border lines, each containing a loose original signed 31 x 25 cm. Fresson print; several are on colored emulsions. All 16 fascicles are contained..... More
Boston: NYGS, 1982. Alinder, Jim. First edition. 4to., xi, 111 pp., 55 b&w photos. Fine in dust jacket that is worn at the top of the spine and has a tiny closed tear. Jim Alinder, born in California and raised in Minneapolis, lived for a decade in Nebraska before returning..... More
[Rome: c1870]. Hand colored albumen photograph 21 3/4 in. x 16 in., trimmed flush and affixed to old board. The surface shows some reticulation; the blank reverse of the mount board is acid stained. A very good example. Gioacchino Altobelli (1814 - 1878) studied painting in Rome during the 1830s..... More
México, D. F. Fundación Cultura Televisa, 1995. First edition. Three volumes. 4to., 273, [1]; 274, [1[]; 264, [3] pp., chiefly illustrated from b&w and color photographs. The lower tip of the first volume is bumped; otherwise, a very good set. Am impressive collection, from the advent of photography through the..... More
Boston: David R. Godine & Wahington, D.C.: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1978. Bravo, Manuel Alvarez. First edition. 4to., xxiii pp., plus 82 b&w photo-plates, xv-xlv pp. A fine, as new copy in the photo-illustrated dust jacket. One of 1000 hardbound copies from a total edition of 3000 copies. Issued..... More
Tucson: Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona, 1983. White, Minor. Second printing. Oblong Small 4to., vi, 161 pp., numerous full-page b&w photos. Previous owner's name in ink and blindstamp of the blank front free flyleaf. A very good copy in dust jacket. Contains many of the great photographers..... More
Rio de Janeiro: Elsevier Editora Ltda. 2004. First edition. 8vo., xv, 281, [2] adverts., illustrations from drawings and photographs in text. Illustrated stiff wrappers with printed inner flaps. Fine. "The dissertation is based on exploratory research, covering the period during which the photographic image starts to be incorporated by the..... More
Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Contact, [ca 1947?]. Andriesse, Emmy. First edition. 4to., 100 full-page gravures. Cloth-backed paper over boards. A very good copy in publisher's gilt titled cloth-backed paper over boards. The photographically illustrated dust jacket is lacking a few small chips at the base and top of the spine and shows..... More
Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2000. First edition. 4to., 181 pp., largely illustrated with b&w and color plates from photographs. Heavy card wrappers with gate-fold illustrated inner flaps. A very good copy. Published as the catalogue for the exhibition held December 2, 2000 - February 25, 2001. Includes..... More
[Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun Sha], 1956. First edition. Small 4to., 51, [1] pp., with 20 leaves of adverts., 4 pp. of captions in English and Japanese, 10 color and 134 b&w plates from photographs. Printed paper over boards, with the color illustrated dust jacket. Slight bump at the lower spine, and..... More
Binghamton, NY: Ansco Company, 1920. 8vo., 48 pp., illustrations. Pictorial stiff wrappers. Front wrapper has short closed tears and a small crease; very good. An illustrated catalogue of cameras, lenses, accessories and supplies; includes technical specifications and prices. More
Munich: Brüder Auer Verlag, 1955. First edition. 4tos., 39, [1] pp., gatefold table of photographs, and 111 plates from b&w photographs. Publisher's black cloth titled in white ink in the photo-illustrated dust jacket, housed in the publisher's card slipcase with printed title label on the spine. Other than a thin..... More
[Helsinki: Suomen valokuvataiteen museo, Forssan kirjap, 1990]. First edition. 8vo., 146 pp., b&w and color photographs. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Fine. Contains work by Man Ray, Arnulf Rainer, Luigi Ontani, Eino Mäkinen, Trond Hedström, Timo Kelaranta, Karl Soinio, Petri Virtanen and Vertti Teräsvuori. Texts in Finnish, Swedish and English: "Mad Love"..... More
Buenos Aires: Centro Cultural Ciudad de Buenos Aires: Museo de Arte Moderno, 1981. First edition. 8vo., (156) pp., b&w and color photographs. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Upper tip bumped and creased. Very good. Prepared for an exhibition with an emphasis on Argentinian photographers but also others who photographed there; biographical data..... More