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
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..... 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
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
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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
London: Marion & Co., 1900. Senior, Edgar. First edition. 8vo., vii, 341 pp., 81 pp. adverts, text illustrations. Publisher's cloth. Light wear to the binding. Very good. Divided into three sections: Section I, by Thomas Bolas. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF HELIOCHROMY - GENERAL SURVEY OF PROCESSES - DIRECT HELIOCHROMES ON SILVER..... 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