1945 - 1953. A group of 4 letters to [Stuart L.] Hannon, comprised of 2 pp. ALs July 24, 1945 on Dunsany Castle letterhead; 1 p. ALs August 11, [1945] on Dunsany Castle letterhead; 2 pp. TLs March 11, 1948 on Dunsany Castle letterhead ; 1 p. TLS August 8..... More
[London: Taylor & Francis], May, 1854. Offprint from the PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE, May 1854. 8vo., 6 pp. Later spine of green paper. A few light specks of foxing; single ink library stamp on the first leaf. Presented "From the Author" in ink on the top right blank margin. Fine. [with] Wood..... More
Vintage gelatin silver contact print photograph 10 x 8 inches. Slight silvering along the edges, light wear at the corners and a subtle dimple near the bottom. Blindstamped "Nicholas Muray, New York" near the bottom right corner. Stamped in ink on the blank reverse "PHOTO BY MURAY" and "MRS. NICKOLAS..... More
Syracuse, New York: SD. Elliott, [c 1888]. Broadside, 9 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches. printed recto only in a variety of types. Signed in script on the blank verso by D. Elliott and dated March 9, 1888. Old folds, very good. "E. L. Walrath & Co , Manufacturers of Gold..... More
circa 1970. Original platinum photograph, 7 /1/16 x 4 5/8 inches on hand-made Whatman paper 10 x 8 inches. SIGNED by the photographer. Fine. "Edouard Boubat was a French Post-War photographer known for his poetic images of nature, animals, and portraits. Instead of espousing a political agenda, his photographs prioritized..... More
Bloomington, Illinois: American Photo-Oleograph Company, 1900. First edition. 8vo., 47, 58 [2]. Printed red paper wrappers, with a slight tear at the base of the spine. A near fine copy. A curious highbred color process achieved with positive pigment transfers and hand coloring. OCLC only locates a single copy at..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1886. Robinson, H. P. First French edition. 8vo., Parts 1 & 2; viii, (1), 78pp., 2 plates; 61 pp., 2 plates; other illustrations in text. Contemporary cloth titled in gilt on the spine. Bookseller's ink stamp on the blank upper tip of the title page and twice on..... More
Paris: Labé, 1859. First edition. Small 8vo., ix, 309 pp., illustrated with 39 engraved figures of which 2 are full-page plates, and a mounted carbon print. Contemporary quarter calf and marbled paper over boards; light rubbing at the edges. A fine copy. A manual on all aspects of the collodion..... More
Paris: Gauthiers-villars, 1879. First edition. 12mo., [iii], 78, [2] pp., mounted photographic frontispiece with printed tissue guard, double page mounted photographic plate with printed tissue guard. Printed paper wrappers; front wrapper detached, spine largely eroded, rear wrapper and terminal signature loose; foxed and stained. A good copy. Instructions for painters..... More
New York: E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., 1881. First American edition. 12mo., viii, 138 pp. Penultimate rear flyleaf is lacking a portion at the top corner. Publisher's cloth shows fading and faint staining. Neat ownership signatures of Ambrosio and Emma G. Valdés, Taos N. Mex, with an ink..... More
Paris: Chez L'Auteur, 1860. First edition. 8vo., [iii] 74 pp., 2 original calotype portraits, one by Hippolyte Bayard, mounted on carte-de-visite size white blind embossed stock and tipped to titled leaves. Pencil formula notations on the blank margin of p. 21, occasional faint foxing, and original owner's ink stamp on..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1897. First edition. 8vo., vi, 488 pp. Later half cloth and paper over boards. Light chipping to the cloth at the crown, tiny chip to the blank lower tip of the first 50 pp., ink stamp of Association Internationale des Photograveurs & Phototypeur en Belique on..... More
Santa Barbara, California: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1979. First edition. 4to., [144] pp., fully illustrated from b&w photographs. Printed wrappers with metal screw binding. Spine ends worn with short tears and clear tape repair at spine bottom; screw ends poking through and minor soiling to the wrappers. Visual and..... More
[Los Angeles: Nash Press, 1978]. First edition. Oblong small 4to., 71 pp., 160 b&w photos, approximately 40 full-page and the rest in small catalogue format. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Near fine. Includes an interview with Nash. Illustrated from photos by Irving Penn, Diane Arbus, Minor White, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Emil Mayer..... More
London: John Murray, 1847. First edition. 8vo., vii, 492 pp., with 16 pp. of advertisements dated July, 1846. Publisher's cloth decorated in blind and titled in gilt on the spine. Tips slightly curled and rubbed; a clean tear at the rear joint and at the spine crown have been expertly..... More
Paris: Gauthiers-Villars et au Bureau du Journal Les Mondes, 1869. Cros, Charles. First edition. 8vo., 12 pp., later tan boards with crimson morocco spine label, printed wrappers bound in. There are a few faint spots of foxing on the front wrapper and the price of 1 franc has been largely..... More
[Minneapolis]: Department of Art, University Gallery, University of Minnesota, 1954. First edition. 8vo., 16 unnumbered leaves, illustrated with 10 b&w plates after photographs. Printed wrapper are soiled. Contents are very good. Contains a statement by the photographer and a brief chronology. Although not Smith's first exhibition, this is his first..... More
[Augusta, Maine]: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 18[5]9 by Scofield Leavit in the Supreme Court of Maine, 1859. Broadside, 24.3 x 15.2 cm. Old folds, with tiny marginal tears, wear and creases at the edges. Very good. "The Chrystallotype, or Crystalotype, an old name for photographic..... More
Paris: N. -P. Lerebours, 1843. First edition. 8vo., viii, 224 pp., 12 engraved plates on thick stock, two of which are folding, many of which are colored by hand. Faint dampstain to the blank upper leading corner of the text as well as occasional light foxing; the plates are very..... More
Tucson: Press of Todd Walker, 1976. Walker, Todd. First edition. 16mo., (iii), 22 full-page offset color plates after photos, with text opposite. Patterned stiff wrappers. Slight fading to the front wrapper. Fine. Female nudes accompanied by text from Robert Burton's 1652 ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY, and others. This copy is boldly..... More
Paris: Gauthiers-Villars & Fils, 1889 - 1906. First editions. Eight volumes, 8vo. Volume 1: 512 pp.; Volume 2: 400 pp.; Volume 3: 407 pp.; Volume 4: 413 pp., with a total of 724 engraved illustrations. Supplement A: 400 pp., 174 engraved illustrations; Supplement B: 424 pp., 221 engraved illustrations; Supplement..... More
NY: Scientific American Publishing Co.; Munn & Company, 1921. First edition. 16mo., xiv, 507 pp., illustrated from b&w photos and diagrams. All edges gilt; faux leather. Spine cocked but very good. A comprehensive manual by the managing editor of Scientific American. More
Paris: Lerebours et Secretan, 1846. Third edition. 8vo., [ii], 100, [2] pp., 1 folding plate. [bound with] J.L. [Lerebours, Noël-Marie Paymal]. TRAITÉ DE GALVANOPLASTIE PAR J. L. Paris: N.-P. Lerebours et Secretan, 1845. Second edition, revised and enlarged. 8vo., [iv], 142, [2] pp., 11 engravings in text. [bound with] LE..... More
[New York: Camera Work, 1905]. Single sheet of laid handmade paper with deckled edges, 11 3/4 x 8 inches [30 x 20.7 cm], printed in black, green and gold inks. There are darker fibers along the left edge (these are not stains.) Fine. Designed as a poster by Edward Steichen..... More
Paris: Henri Laurens, 1890. First edition. 8vo., 169 pp., b&w illustrations from drawings and photographs. Dampstain to the original front wrapper, which diminishes on half-title and title page. Ink stamp of Paul Millet on the title page. Later binding of quarter calf and reptile skin over boards. Very good. A..... More