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
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1897. Third edition, revised and enlarged. Small 8vo., xii, 212 pp., illustrated. Original decorative wrappers. A very good unopened copy. A comprehensive treatise on short-duration (exposure) photography, inclusive of cameras, shutters, lenses, lighting, sensitized materials and processing. Albert Londe, 1858 - 1917, was an influential French... More
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
NY: Press of W.R. Jenkins, 1891. First edition. 12mo., xii, 213 pp., plus adverts. Publisher's cloth titled in gilt on the upper cover. Fine. A comprehensive manual and formulary on the development of contemporary processes. Roosens and Salu No. 3058. More
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
New York: Scovill Manufacturing Co., 1883. First edition. 12mo., 220 pp., illustrations, (12) pp. adverts. Original gilt-titled ribbed cloth over bevelled boards, titled in gilt on the upper cover; with complimentary label of The Photographic Times, American Photographer, and the Scovill Manufacturing Company affixed to the front pastedown. A slight... More
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
Boston: Boston University Art Gallery, 1994. First edition. Small 4to., [5], 44 pp., b&w plates from photographs. Photo-illustrated stiff wrappers. Price sticked on rear wrapper; near fine. Documentary photography and the African American experience by Kim Sichel; Seeing ourselves by Edmund Barry Gaither. African Americans in Boston: a demographic survey... More
Williamstown, MA: Williams College Museum of Art, 1989. First edition. 4to., [72] pp., illustrated from b&w photographs. Illustrated stiffwrappers with inner flaps; lightly rubbed. Faint toning along the blank lower margin. Near fine. Catalog of an exhibition held at Williams College Museum of Art. The photographers included are: James Presley... More
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
Oberlin, Ohio: Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, 1983. First edition. Oblong 4to., 32 pp., 14 b&w plates from photographs. Printed stiff wrappers. Faint foxing at the foredge; else near fine. Issued as the catalogue for the exhibition, October 6 - November 27, 1983. The introductory texts are by William... More
ca 1970. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 15.5 x 12 inches [39.37 x 30.48 cm]. With the photographer's stamp on the blank reverse as usually found. Fine. Mario Giacomelli, 1925 - 2000, was born in Senigallia, Italy. The town and its surroundings in Ancona province was a constant subject of his... More
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
Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1862. First edition. 8vo., iv, 244 pp. Contemporary red cloth with simple title and rules in gilt on the spine; spine faded with wear at the crown and lower portion of the joints and tips. Occasional faint foxing, with the rear endpaperssoiled. A near very... More
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
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Bloomington, Ill. A.M. Marton, n.d. (190?). Fifth edition. 12mo., 12 pp. Decorative wrappers. Slight bump to the upper tip. Very good. A short but comprehensive manual with a price list for ordering his carbon tissue and accessories. A.M. Marton is the author of THE NEW TREATISE ON THE MODERN METHODS..... More
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
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1908. First edition. 8vo., viii, 283 pp., carbon photographic frontispiece, text illustrations. Printed wrappers. The wrappers have a small closed tear, creases at the corners, ex-library stamp on the front wrapper and title page, and small number label and tape at the bottom of the spine. Occasional pencil... More
![CATALOGUE INITIATEUR AUX PROCÉDÉS ANCIENS ET NOUVEAUX SELS D'ARGENT, FERRO-PRUSSIATE ET CHARBON.; [bound with] CATALOGUE DES PAPIERS, APPAREILS, PRODUITS, ETC. POUR PHOTOGRAPHIE SUR COLLODION HUMIDE, COLLODION SEC ALBUMINE, PAPIER CIRÉ, AU CHARBON, ETC. A. Marion.](/pictures/thumb/27894.jpeg?v=1545256755)
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
![A B C OF CARBON PRINTING.; [cover title]. A. M. Marton, Albert Martin.](/pictures/thumb/26752.jpeg?v=1545256755)
Bloomington, Ill. A.M. Marton, n.d. (190?). 12mo., 12 pp. Printed stiff wrappers. Near fine. Instructions and priced catalogue. More
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
London: John Churchill, 1861. Sixth edition. 12mo., xvi, 571 pp., figures in text, adverts. Publisher's cloth decorated in blind on the covers; rebacked with gilt titling on the spine; the original yellow endpapers show soiling tiny chip to the blank bottom margin of the title page. Moderate wear. A near... More
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
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1839. First edition. 8vo., viii, 475 pp., frontispiece, illustrated, includes folded facsimile of a letter. Cloth. Spine ends slightly chipped and frayed, lightly rubbed, occasional foxing; else very good. Vol. I of the nine volume collected works of Sir Humphry Davy, constituting the complete biography... More
Paris: Mallet-Bachelier, [1858]. Second edition. 8vo., xx, 412 pp., 4 pp. prospectus at rear, charts and tables. Scattered foxing, else very good in contemporary cloth-backed marbled paper over boards. Charles Louis Barreswil, 1817 - 1870, studied chemistry under Jules Pelouze, and later directed his laboratory, working with Claude Bernard. After... More