London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1898. First edition. 12mo., 169 pp., 6 adverts, illustrated from engravings and halftones. Blue cloth illustrated with black and gilt. Occasional foxing, else very good. An excellent book in which the author surveys the history of the medium, and details the various printing processes. He also... More
Paris: A. Gaudin et Frère, 1855. First edition. 8vo., 107 [1] pp., illustrated from wood engravings. Bound in new facsimile wrappers with the original rear printed wrapper included. Ink stamp of the Société Française de Photographie and their release stamp on the title page, with soiling and tears along the..... More
London: John W. Davies, [1863]. Second edition. 16mo., vi, 135 pp., illustrations in text. Original gilt-titled cloth. A very good copy. The author introduced this process for coating dry collodion plates with a tannin solution; he discusses the problems of obtaining uniform sensitivity across coating surface and increasing speed to... More
(Rochester): Light Impressions, (1980). First ed. 8vo., (viii), 133 pp., illustrations. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Very good. More
Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Reprinted from The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. 236, No. 3, September, 1943. Offprint. 8vo., 265-271 pp., illustration. Printed paper wrappers; moderate creasing along the top and bottom edges. Very good. An article discussing the first uses of photography, leading to James Renwick and Edward Antony's 1840... More
London and NY: The Focal Press, 1968. Revised and enlarged ed. Small 4to., xvi, 565 pp., diagrams. Dampstain to spine; the dust wrapper is chipped at the spine and has several cosed tears; internally a very good copy. The Bible on color photography. Roosens and Salu No. 2278. More
Paris: Jules Richard, Manufacturer and Inventor, 1924. 12mo., 48 pp., illustrated from b&w photographs. Illustrated paper wrappers which are soiled, slightly creased, lacking one small chip from the corner of the rear wrapper, and partially split at the spine. A good copy. The Verascope - a compact stereoscopic plate camera... More
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1865-1866. First edition. 2 volumes. 8vos., [ vol. I] xxxv, 504 pp., portrait frontispiece, engraved text illustrations, adverts; [vol. II] xxiv, 643 pp., frontispiece, engraved illustrations, 2 full-page chromolithographic plates. Gilt, silver and blind-decorated cloth. Volume 1 is bright and very good; in Volume 2 the... More
Watkins Glen, NY: Century House, [1956]. First edition. Small 4to., 192 pp., illustrated. Illustrated stiff wrappers. The wrappers are lightly toned and have a crease to the rear tip. A very good copy. Includes statements by: Thomas Wedgwood, Daguerre, Cruikshank, Fax Talbot, F. Scott Archer, Charles Dickens, George Eastman, P.H.... More
[ny]: Takarajima Books, [1995]. Serrano, Andres. First edition. 4to., unpaginated, 68 full-page color photos. Aside from a scar on the black blank front free-endpaper from a removed price sticker, a near fine copy in the color illustrated dust jacket. The first monograph of Serrano's photography. Serrano's work is best known... More
[Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster Press, 1942. Offprint]. 8vo., 41-52 pp. Printed paper wrappers. Dampstained. Good. An offprint, reprinted from the Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. 233, No. 1, January, 1942. More
Paris: Société d'Éditions Scientifiques, 1893. First edition. Small 8vo., xi, 174 pp., illustrated. Printed wrappers. The spine is worn and darkened; the edges of the text block are age toned. The is a modest chip from the blank margin of the half-title page From the collection of Abel Buguet, director..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1899. First edition. 8vo., (iv), 31 pp., illustrated. Printed paper wrappers which are moderately soiled; with a splatter stain and lightly edge-chipped. SIGNED presentation from the author on the half-title page. Very good. At the head of the title: Enseignement supérieur de la photographie. (Conférences de la Société..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1899. First edition. 8vo., 52 pp., illustrated with engravings in text, 2 folded leaves of plates with tissue guards. Printed wrappers. Label removed from front wrapper and chipping along the spine has been repaired; else very good. 1851 Aimé Laussedat developed the first photogrammetric process. His method involved... More
New York: E. & H.T. Anthony, circa 1863. Albumen photograph, 8.8 x 5.6 cm. mounted on a Carte de Visite mount. Reproduced from a satirical drawing. The printed reverse bears the imprint, "Published by E. & H.T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York, Manufacturers of the best Photographic Albums." Mild wear... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1899. First edition. 8vo., 21 pp., 3 color plates. Printed stiff wrappers have been neatly conserved with light chipping along the edges. Stamp of The Cromer Collection on the front wrapper and title page. Housed in a newly-made cloth and decorative paper over boards protective folder. Roosens and... More
Portland, Oregon: April/May 2002 - June 2017. First edition. 8vo. A long run of 76 issues, beginning with issue Number 40 and concluding with issue Number 130; lacking only Numbers 63, 65, 77, 96, 105 - 110, 114 - 115, 117, 125 - 126. WITH: LensWork Extended: Audio/ Video Extended... More
London & New York: George Virtue & Co., 1854. 2 volumes. Thick 4tos. [vol. I] engraved title page and frontis, clx, 832 pp.; [vol. II] engraved title page, iv, 1052 pp. Illustrated with 40 steel engravings and 2475 wood engravings in text. Later binding of cloth with leather spine labels... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1894. First edition. 12mo., ix, 137 pp., frontispiece with tissue guard,other illustrations from engravings. Printed paper wrappers with a small chip from the tip of the front, label removed from front wrapper, rear wrapper partial separated from the spine. Better than a good copy. Blind-stamped "Hommage" on the... More
[Rome: c1870]. Hand colored albumen photograph 21 3/4 in. x 16 in., trimmed flush and affixed to old board. The surface shows some reticulation; the blank reverse of the mount board is acid stained. A very good example. Gioacchino Altobelli (1814 - 1878) studied painting in Rome during the 1830s... More
[NY: c1970]. Original silver gelatin photograph, 9 x 9 inches, printed on double weight photographic stock 11 x 14 inches. Tipped-on to museum board with window over mat 14 x 18 inches. Fine. Stamped in ink on the blank reverse of the photograph" Laurence Fink / 55 Chrystie Street / New York, N.Y. 10002 / 212-477-6228." More
Hamburg: Wilh. Ludwig Anthes, 1839. 8vo., 40 pp., 1 folding engraved plate. Contemporary marbled paper over boards which moderately worn and rubbed at the spine. Faint foxing; a dampstain on the title page steadily fades by p.13. Early signature on the title page. Very good. A partial German translation of... More
Babylone [Paris]: n. p., 1760. First edition. 16mo., [Part I] [2], 176 pp; [Part II] [2], 174 pp. Contemporary full mottled calf, with the spine in six gilt-decorated compartments; hinges partially cracked but firm; rubbing at the edges and chipping at the corners. Moderate foxing or soiling. A near very... More
Mexico, D.F./ Paris: Galería López Quiroga/ Toluca Editions, 2004. Iturbide, Graciela. First edition. Square 4to., [iii], [37 pp.] with 25 full-page b&w photographic plates. Photographically illustrated paper over boards, with paper spine. Fine. This is one of one hundred special SIGNED and numbered copies from a total edition of five..... More
Tokyo: Parco, [1986]. Faucon, Bernard. First edition. Small 4to., (96) pp., 54 color plates with several full-page b&w as section dividers. Illustrated stiff wrappers with printed wrap-around band. Fine, as new; sealed in the publisher's shrink-wrap. Bernard Faucon, (French, b. 1950) creates metaphysical scenes by reversing the natural world. The... More