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
London: Marion & Co., 1900. Senior, Edgar. First edition. 8vo., vii, 341 pp., 81 pp. adverts, text illustrations. Publisher's cloth. Light wear tobinding. Very good. Divided into three sections: Section I, by Thomas Bolas. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF HELIOCHROMY - GENERAL SURVEY OF PROCESSES - DIRECT HELIOCHROMES ON SILVER CHLORIDE. Section... More
NY: H.H. Snelling, 1858. Fourth edition. 12mo., xii, 257 pp., figures in text. Printed paper wrappers. Edge-chipped with a closed tear, ex-libris of the New York Camera Club affixed to the blank reverse of the front wrapper; conservation to spine, else a good copy. Housed in a newly made clamshell... More
New York: Scovill Manufacturing Company, 1886. Ninth edition. 8vo., 384 pp., figures in text, plus 38 pp. illustrated adverts. Published in full leather over flexible boards, this volume has been rebound in new leather over flexible boards utilizing the orignal marbled endpapers, titled in gilt on the spine, a.e.g. A.... More
Paris: Mallet-Bachelier, Gendre et Successeur de Bachelier, [1854]. First edition. 8vo., xvi, 296 pp., charts and tables. Original printed stiff wrappers. Chipping to edges of wrappers, pages and wear to spine; light scattered. A good copy, housed in a new clamshell box of linen with a paper spine label. Charles... More
Düsseldorf: Ed. Liesegang's Verlag, 1884. Eighth ed., revised. 8vo., 156 pp., illustrated. Newly bound in cloth-backed paper over boards with printed labels on front and spine; shortened original wrappers bound in. A manual of the carbon process and its applications; details on making enlargements. Roosens and Salu No. 1604. More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1895. First edition. 4to., vi, [2] 175 pp. Quarter calf titled in qilt on the spine and marbled paper over boards. Rubbed, spine faded, blank corners of half-title and title page clipped with no loss of text. Internally a very good copy. "An indispensable reference tool... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1888. First edition in French. Small 4to., xiv, 221 pp., mounted phototypie frontispiece, numerous illustrations. New custom binding of quarter cloth and decorative paper over boards, printed spine label. The frontispiece mount is chipped at the edges, toning and occasional ex-library stamps in the margin. A.... More
Paris: G. Masson, [1884]. Fourth edition, entirely revised. 8vo., xi, 321 pp., color frontispiece with tissue guard, plus 3 color plates, 218 illustrations in text. Gilt decorated red morroco spine with textured red cloth, a.e.g. Slightly rubbed at extremities, occasional light foxing, else very good. A manual containing wonderful illustrations... More
London: Reeve, Benham, and Reeve, 1849. Daguerre. Second ed. 8vo., xxvi, 478 pp., (24) pp. Half calf and marbled paper, with all edges marbled, calf spine and tips replaced. The front marbled endpaper is partially detatched. A very good copy. Hunt (1807-1887) was librarian and keeper of mine records at... More
Wien, [etc.]: A. Hartleben, 1883. First ed. 12mo., (iii), 104 pp., numerous illustrations. Contemporary half blue morocco and cloth, edges and endpapers marbled, gilt rules and title on spine. Extremities rubbed, faint foxing to first and last few leaves, else very good. This manual covers sensitizing and printing of papers... More
Boston: American Photographic Publishing Co., 1923. First American ed. 8vo., vii, 191 pp., (1) advert. Cloth. Previous owner's neat signature on the title page. A very good copy. A comprehensive step-by-step manual. Roosens and Salu No. 1175. More
Saint - Quentin (Aisne): J. Moureau et Fils, 1883. First edition. 8vo., (iv), 12 pp., 3 color illustrations (chromotypes) Decorative stiff paper wrappers. Edges browned and worn. A good copy. An example of using watercolors to highlight the printing of illustrations in the color relief process. Scarce. OCLC locates a single... More
Paris: MM. Puech, [1884]. First edition. 8vo., 15 pp. Printed wrappers. Near fine. Eder discusses, in his chapter "Film Photography and the Rapid Growth of Amateur Photography," (HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY) the advantages of using light sensitive paper over glass plates and lists the various inventors who advanced the processes. He... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1880. First ed. 12mo., 86 pp. Newly bound in half morocco and marbled paper over boards, with gilt-titled morocco label on spine. Occasional foxing, else very good. Instructions for the preparation of sensitized dry collodion plates (the tannin process); preparing printing papers, and helpful hints offering shortcuts in... More
London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green and John Taylor, 1833. A New Edition. 12mo., x, 383, [1] pp.,with engraved illustrated title page, diagrams and illustrations in text. Original cloth with worn paper label on spine. Faded at edges; slight fraying at the spine ends; a very good... More
Edinburgh: Banks & Co., n.d. [ca. 1880]. Oblong 8vo., illustrated title page, plus 18 engraved plates with blank tissue guards, 8 pp., text. Decorated cloth. Dark stains to cloth; engraved plates are fine. A book of engravings by a firm established in 1826, from plates made by William Banks, founder... More
Edinburgh: Banks & Co., n.d. [ca. 1880]. Oblong 8vo., unpaged, illustrated title page, 16 engraved plates. Gilt and blind-stamped cloth, a.e.g. Dark splatter stains to cloth, short tear to cloth at the rear joint, dampstain to blank corner of the leaves, not affecting the engravings. A good copy. A book..... More
Edinburgh: Banks & Co., n.d. [ca. 1880]. Oblong 8vo., unpaged, illustrated title page, 15 engraved plates with blank paper guards. Gilt and blind-stamped cloth, a.e.g. a few dark splatter stains to cloth, dampstain on corner of the engraved itle page, else fine. A book of engravings by a firm established..... More
Paris: F. Savy; J. Rothschild, 1862. First edition. Small 8vo., 460 pp., illustrations. Printed paper wrappers. Dampstain to fore edge and lower corners of several leaves; ex-library stamp; scattered light foxing. The wrappers have been expertly repaired and a new spine has been applied, otherwise a very good, unopened copy... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1877. First edition. 8vo., vi, 210 pp., illustrated. Printed paper wrappers which are chipped at the bottom edge; rebacked with a new paper spine. Ex-library stamp on the front wrapper and title page; scattered foxing. A good copy which is unopened. Provides a detailed review of photographic processes... More
London: John Murray, 1834. Second edition. 16mo., viii, 351 pp., over 80 text illustrations. Printed cloth over boards. The binding has been expertly rebacked with the original printed spine laid-down, new endpapers were added. Very good. Written shortly before the introduction of photography, this book discusses vision, optics, optical illusions... More
London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green and John Taylor, 1831. First edition. 12mo., [8 adverts], x, 383 pp.,with an engraved illustrated title page, 176 illustrations in text. Original cloth with chipped paper label on spine. Cloth slightly faded at edges, occasional light foxing, else very good. Part... More
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1846. Fourth ed. 2 volumes. 12mo., [vol. I] xxiii, 528 pp.; [vol. II] xii, 548 pp.; each with engraved portrait frontispieces. Half calf and marbled boards. The tips are rubbed; light foxing to portraits and title page. A very good copy. A vast survey including information... More