Baltimore: Richard Walzl; John Cox, Book, Job and Poster Printer, 1872. Second edition. 12mo., original mounted albumen frontispiece with tissue guard, 179, [1] pp., illustrations, map. The printed and illustrated wrappers are also illustrated on the reverse. The wrappers are chipped at corners; a closed tear at the spine base... More about THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S FRIEND [SECOND EDITION.] A CONPENDIUM OF VALUABLE FORMULAE AND GENERAL...

Paris: Paul Montel, 1925. Puyo, C. First edition. Small 8vo., 68 pp. Printed stiff wrappers. Pencil underlining and notations; else very good. Constant Puyo, 1857 - 1933, was a prominent French Pictorialist and leading member of the Photo Club de Paris. He wrote several instructional manuals and published his work... More about COMMENT COMPOSER UN PORTRAIT

Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1888. First edition. Small 8vo., vi, 29 [3] pp., plus 4 pp. adverts. Plain stiff paper wrappers with publisher's label, possibly a remainder issue. A near fine copy, unopened. Explains the use of silver, iron salts, and potassium bichromate in making of photographic reproduction of prints... More about PROCÉDÉS DE REPRODUCTION DES DESSINS PAR LA LUMIÈRE

Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1892. First edition. 8vo., 36 pp., 16 illustrations. Printed paper wrappers. The upper tip of the rear wrapper is creased. Near fine and unopened. A presentation on the applications and advances in medical photography, with interesting illustrations. At the head of the title: CONSERVATOIRE NATIONAL DES... More about CONFÉRENCES PUBLIQUES SUR LA PHOTOGRAPHIE THÉORIQUE ET TECHNIQUE.; CONFERENCE DU 24 JANVIER 1892

London: John Churchill, 1855. First edition. 12mo., xvi, 384 pp., errata, figures in text. Publisher's gilt and blind-embossed cloth. There is a short closed tear on the half-title page with no loss, and a private library stamp on the front free endpaper and blank margin of the preface. The rear... More about A MANUAL OF PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEMISTRY, INCLUDING THE PRACTICE OF THE COLLODION PROCESS

Paris: A. Gaudin, 1859. Third edition. 8vo., 600 pp., 128 illustrations on 10 folding pages, including 1chromolithograph, 5 photolithographs. Quarter morocco, marbled paper over boards, gilt on spine largely rubbed away. Some expert conservation to upper spine, slight wear at tips, modern dealer stamp on half-title, top blank corner of... More about RÉPERTOIRE GÉNÉRAL DE PHOTOGRAPHIE PRATIQUE ET THÉORIQUE:; CONTENANT LES PROCÉDÉS SUR...

New York: Alternative Center For International Arts, 1977. First edition. Small 4to., [4] 18 leaves of plates, all loose, as issued in a stiff card printed portfolio. Portfolio dust soiled with a closed tear at the upper spine. Light foxing to the upper edge of the text; plates are near... More about THE LEGACY OF JAMES VAN DERZEE: A PORTRAIT OF BLACK AMERICANS

Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1894. First edition. Small 8vo., (vi), 20 [2] pp., plus 4 pp. adverts. Printed paper wrappers; label removed from top of front wraaper. Blind-stamped "Hommage" on the half-title. Very good. Method for making small carbon prints; includes the publisher's photo book price list at rear. Roosens and Salu No. 1626. More about MÉTHODE PRATIQUE POUR LE TIRAGE DES ÉPREUVES DE PETIT FORMAT PAR LE PROCÉDÉ AU CHARBON

Philadelphia: Frank V. Chambers, (1924). First edition. Small 8vo., 96 pp., adverts. Pencil checks on many of the entries. The publisher's tan cloth is slightly rubbed. A very good copy. An extensive list of the chemicals, their preperation and aplication in a multitude of photographic processes. More about MATERIA PHOTOGRAPHICA:; A DICTIONARY OF THE CHEMICALS, RAW MATERIALS, DEVELOPING AGENTS AND DYES...

Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1904. Fourth edition, revised. 8vo., x, 144 pp., illustrations in text. Printed wrappers. Very good. An excellent manual on development which is revised and expanded by nearly 50 percent over previous editions. Albert Londe, 1858-1917, was an influential French photographer and medical researcher. He was the director of... More about TRAITÉ PRATIQUE DU DÉVELOPPEMENT: ÉTUDE RAISONNÉE DES DIVERS RÉVÉLATEURS ET DE LEUR MODE...

Paris: A. Marion, 1870. First edition. 8vo., 96, [inserts 4, and 8 pp.]; 47 pp Printed paper wrappers detatched, with crude paper repairs to the spine and an erasure on the blank margin of the front wrapper; title page has large piece lacking from the blank margin and several ink... More about CATALOGUE INITIATEUR AUX PROCÉDÉS ANCIENS ET NOUVEAUX SELS D'ARGENT, FERRO-PRUSSIATE ET...

Paris: Gauthiers-Villars et Fils, 1893. First edition. 12mo., ix, 82 pp., formulaic illustrations. Printed paper wrappers which are dust soiled and have a single crease on the rear. A very good and unopened copy. Blind-stamped "Hommage" on the half-title page. A detailed manual written by the Lumière brothers on the... More about LES DÉVELOPPATEURS ORGANIQUES EN PHOTOGRAPHIE ET LE PARAMIDOPHÉNOL

London: John Churchill, 1859. Fifth edition. 12mo., xvi, 516 pp., figures in text. The blank upper corner of half-title replaced; Publisher's cloth decorated in blind on the covers, rebacked with the gilt titled spine laid-down. Very good. First published in 1855, this manual quickly became the standard for its time... More about A MANUAL OF PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEMISTRY, INCLUDING THE PRACTICE OF THE COLLODION PROCESS