Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. First edition. thick 4to., xxi, 769 pp., profusely illustrated from b&w and some color photographs. Fine, as new in dust jacket, sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap. From the Publisher: This is the first Oxford Companion to deal with the subject of photography. It..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et fils, 1898. Demachy, Robert. First French edition. 8vo., 76 pp., illustrated. Printed paper wrappers, which are lightly soiled, scufed, with a worn and chipped spine, old stamps; a good copy. The gum bichromate, or pigment process by two of the leading Pictorialists. Roosens and Salu No. 7915..... More
Leipzig & Berlin: Verlagsbuchhandlung Von Otto Spamer, 1864. First German edition. 8vo., xii, 417 pp., wood engravings, 6 pp. adverts. Gilt decorated with a photographic motif and blind-stamped morocco, rebacked with a new morocco spine with label. Toned at the edges with occasional foxing. A very good copy. This is..... More
Liepzig: Ed. Liesegangs Verlag, M. Eger, 1915. First edition. 8vo., 132 pp., 15 b&w photographic plates, 19 illustrations in text, [8] adverts. Original decorative wrappers lightly chipped with tears at the spine. Near very good. A comprehensive manual of the bromoil process, which was favored by the Pictorialists. Photographic plates..... More
Braunschweig, Germany: Voigtländer & Sohn Aktien-Gesellschaft, 1901. First edition. 8vo., 79 pp., illustrations, full-page photographs. Gilt-decorated soft paper over boards. Chipped along spine, rubbed at edges and rear panel, "1901" faintly visible on the front board; very good. The name Voigtländer, founded in 1756, has been well-known in the photographic..... More
Paris: Gauthiers-Villars et Fils, 1896. First edition. 4to., 48, [1] pp., 6 leaves of plates (one in color), with printed tissue guards, and illustrations in text. Printed paper wrappers. The wrappers are partially chipped along the spine; creased and worn at the corners and edges, some rubbing. Largely unopened. Very..... More
Paris: Charles Mendel, [1899]. First edition. 8vo., (iv), 69 [2] pp., b&w plates. Black linen with the title and library numbers in gilt on the spine. Old library stamps throughout, else very good. Discusses and uses plates from Louis Boutan whose, LA PHOTOGRAPHIE SOUS-MARINE ET LES PROGRÈS DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE..... More
NY: G. Gennert, 1898. First ed. 8vo., 104 pp., [2], [6] adverts., [4] b&w plates from photographs, 40 illustrations and figures in text. Decorative cloth, which is lightly rubbed and faded. Very good. Issued in the Gennert Photographic Library. A clearly written manual of contemporary photographic practices and processes. OCLC..... More
Ellstree, Herts. [England]: Wellington & Ward, 190? Fifteenth edition. 12mo., 153 pp., text illustrations, b&w photos. Gilt-titled cloth. Some staining to cloth, one photo plate loose and laid in. A good copy. Manufacturers of photographic supplies, this manual suggests which type of Wellington equipment to use - plates, paper and..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1905. First ed. 8vo., ix, 79 pp., illustrated with diagrams. Printed paper wrappers with a small rubbed spot on the front. A very good copy and unopened. This manual provides a theory of shutters and a mathematical analysis of their function. OCLC only locates a single copy at..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1879. 8vo., 34 pp., illustrated. Printed paper wrappers, rubbed and worn. Dampstained. A survey of photography and review of photomechanical techniques including Woodburytype, Photoglyphe, photogravure, photolithography and photochemistry. More
Paris: Gauthiers-Villars, 1882. First edition. 12mo., 42 pp., plus publisher's catalogue. The printed paper wrappers are edge-chipped and toned; spine repaired. There istoning and scattered foxing, otherwise in very good condition as well as unopened. HOUSED IN A NEWLY MADE PAMPHLET CASE OF CLOTH WITH PRINTED PAPER LABEL. A thorough..... More
Paris: Photo-Revue, 1907 - 1909. First edition. 11 fascicles, 8vo., ii, 1 - 64, 81 - 192 pp., most have preliminary and supplementary pages, diagrams, adverts., and 5 issues contain a color frontispiece. Printed paper wrappers. A few loose leaves, otherwise a very good run from the second year of..... More
London: John Joseph Griffin & Co., 1851. [second edition, revised]. 8vo., series title, x, 2 engravings, 234 pp., [10] pp. catalogue of photographic apparatus dated July, 1851. Numerous illustrations. Original decoratively blind-stamped red cloth. Newly rebacked with printed paper label on spine, tips rounded. General soiling, occasional chemical stains and..... More
London: H. Fisher, Son, and Co., [1832]. Seventh edition. Thick 4to., [2], 2 pp., iv, 1066 pp., engraved frontispiece, plates, maps, text illustrations. Contemporary half calf and decoratively embossed cloth; elaborately decorated in gilt on the spine. Dampstain to the corner of approx. half of the leaves, occasional foxing, front..... More
London: Printed at the Caxton Press, by Henry Fisher, 1824. Sixth ed. 2 volumes. 8vos., [vol. I] x, 496 pp., frontispiece with tissue guard; [vol. II] vi, 472 pp., frontispiece; illustrated by 108 copperplate engravings, many folding. Publisher's original paper over boards with printed spine labels, spines chipped. A very..... More
Paris: Librairie Scientifique-Industrielle de L. Mathias (Augustin), 1847. 2 volumes. Thick 4tos., unpaged, illustrated. Half calf and cloth with gilt rules and title on spine, cloth slightly stained, spine and tips rubbed, scattered foxing, else very good. Contains early information regarding photography, lenses, panoramas, photoengraving, photolithography, sensitized papers, etc.... More
London: Printed for Knight and Lacey, 1825. First edition. Thick 8vo., [viii publisher's adverts], xiv, 795 [1] pp., folding frontispieces, [95] numerous plates (some folding, including diagrams). Contemporary binding of marbled paper over boards, backed in thick green paper with a printed spine label; boards and corner rubbed and chipped..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars; Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1886, 1888. First editions. Small 4tos., [vol. I] xv [1], 467 pp., mounted carbon frontispiece (lacking the printed tissue guard), 1 full-page b&w collotype after a photo, with tissue guard, 120 text illustrations (including mounted color chart); [vol. II] xiii, 573 pp., photogravure frontispiece with..... More
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Salem, Virginia: Bloomingdale's By Mail Ltd., 1985. First edition. 4to., 79 pp., color and b&w images from photographs. Glossy stapled wrappers, with addressee label affixed to rear wrapper. Slight toning, very good. The five photographers are: Horst P. Horst, Norman Parkinson, Francesco Scavullo, Deborah Turbeville, and Eric Meola. No copies..... More
Paris: Vve Le Normant, 1840. First French edition, with additions. 8vo., viii - 111 pp., printed wrappers with a small label affixed at the base of the spine, stain at the top edge of the front and rear wrappers. A very good copy, housed in a pamphlet case of blue..... More
NY: Tennant and Ward, 1935. Niepce, Nicephore. First U.S. edition. 8vo., [viii], 163 pp., [4] adverts. Publisher's green and patterned silver cloth. A fine copy. Victor Fouque's, La vérité sur l'invention de la photographie, 1867, was the first biography of Niépce; in it, Fouque argues that Niépce's role in the..... More
NY: Robinson & Caswell, 1856. First edition. 8vo., xii, 175 pp. Publisher's decoratively blind-stamped cloth, gilt title on the upper cover. Short chip at the top of the spine, slightly extending to the upper board; slight stain at the bottom 1 1/2 inches of the front cover; scattered foxing. Very..... More
Paris: Héliographique des Chemins de Fer, Motteroz, 1879. Second edition. 12mo., [vi], 79 pp., 2 b&w lithographic plates. Original printed blue wrappers bound in a l;atter half calf with gilded spine decorations. Scattered foxing, with 2 engraved bookplates of former owners. Joints and edges are rubbed, with mild wrinkling to..... More
New York: [publisher not stated], 1976. First edition. 4to., 45 pp., b&w illustrations largely from photographs, printed card wrappers, metal spiral bound. The wrappers show toning and slight wear; bottom leading tips have a barely perceptible crease. Very good. An exhibition of these conceptual/postmodernist artists, many who utilized photography in..... More