Paris: Ch. Mendel, [1893]. Second edition, revised and corrected. Large 8vo., 224 pp., 4 plates and 131 illustrations in text. Publisher's original illustrated wrappers, bound in contemporary blue cloth with a rubbed leather spine label. The front wrapper a lacking a few tiny chips. A very good copy. Illustrated instructions..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1901. Second ed. (entirely revised). Small 8vo., viii, 74 [2] pp., illustrations in text. Publisher's printed wrappers. Spine cover chipped with wrappers loose; text block split at mid-section; previous owner's name stamp on the front wrapper and title page; text toned. A good copy. Gabriel Lippman was the..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1898. First edition. Small 8vo., viii, 139 pp. The printed paper wrappers are moderately age-toned, with a shallow crease at the lower tip and the publisher's price sticker affixed to the rear wrapper; else near fine and unopened. A complete guide to the equipment, sensitized materials..... More
Paris: Libraire Centrale des Sciences, 1890. First edition. 12mo., 33, [1] pp., 44 page publisher's catalogue. Printed wrappers, which are lacking a small chip at the rear tip. Dampstain to text along the lower blank margin. Very good. Roosens and Salu No. 3051. More
La Paz, Bolivia / Tegucigalpa, Honduras: CIMCA / COMUNICA, 1992. First edition. Oblong 8vo., 105 pp., illustrated from b&w photographs and drawings. Color illustrated stiff wrappers. Lightly rubbed, near fine. The importance of photography, cinema and visual communication as aides in teaching. Text in Spanish. Limited to 3000 copies. WorldCat..... More
Melun: Imprimerie Administratice, 1893. Nouvelle edition. Small 4to., lxxxiv, 148 pp., frontispiece, illustrated and charts in text. [bound with] IDENTIFICATION ANTHROPOMÉTRIQUE. INSTRUCTIONS SIGNALÉTIQUES. ALBUM: PREMIÈRE PARTIE. PLANCHES RELATIVES AUX OBSERVATIONS ANTHROPOMÉTRIQUES. [and] DEUXIÈME PARTIE. PLANCHES RELATIVES AUX RENSEIGNEMENTS DESCRIPTIFS. [and] TROISIÈME PARTIE. PLANCHES RELATIVES AU RELEVÉ DES MARQUES PARTICULIÈRES. Melun..... More
London: George Knight and Sons, 1850. Fourth edition. 16mo., 60 pp., illustrations in text, 4 pp. adverts. Original printed paper wrappers. The front wrapper bears the contemporary signature of the original owner and is moderately soiled, with wear and partial separation at the spine. The lower tips of several text..... More
NY: Arno Press, 1973. Facsimile of the 1853 first edition. 8vo., 104, 8, [4] pp. Silver cloth, titled and decorated with blue ink. Issued without a dust jacket. Fine. Issued in the reprint series, The Literature of Photography, this is a most complete and early American manual on the daguerreoype..... More
Boston: The Blair Camera Co., 1889. 8vo., 44 pp., illustrations from engravings. Decorative stiff wrappers. Aside from the date in ink on the top margin of the front wrapper and a few dust smudges, a fine copy. Manufacturers of cameras, lenses, plate holders and related accessories for the professional photographer;..... More
Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique Roret, 1851. First edition. 8vo., l, 199 pp. Contemporary cloth-backed marbled paper over boards, rubbed along the edges. The foxing on the title page diminishes to mild as the text progresses; the last 80 pages show a faint dampstain along the lower edge, which increases towards the..... More
Paris: Leiber; Leipzig: Jung-Treuttel; Madrid: C. Bailly-Baillère, 1864. First separate edition. 12mo., 35 pp., mounted photo plate frontispiece. Illustrated original paper wrappers, which are creased, occasionally stained; else very good. Housed in a newly-made morocco and cloth clamshell box. Blanquart-Evrard was a prolific inventor of photographic process and a notable..... More
Lille: Imprimerie L. Danel, 1869. First edition. 4to., Original printed front wrapper, 2 blanks, half-title, title, 61 pp., 14 leaves of plates with tissue guards, rear printed wrapper. Newly bound in half navy morocco and marbled paper over boards, spine in 6 compartments with raised bands and gilt titling, rules..... More
Paris - Lille: Didron; Chez L. Quarre, 1869 - 1870. First edition. 8vo., [ii], 561 pp. Contemporary quarter morocco gilt and cloth over boards, t.e.g., others untrimmed. The board tips are rubbed through and there is scattered foxing to the text. A near very good copy. LA PHOTOGRAPHIE, SES ORIGINES..... More
NY: Joseph H. Ladd, Publisher, [1867]. First edition. 8vo., xii, 167 pp., illustrations. Publisher's cloth, titled in gilt on the spine; spine head and tail frayed. Lacking the rear free endpaper, with pencil notes on the pastedowns. Occasional pencil underlining and soiling. A good copy. Roosens and Salu No. 10926..... More
Philadelphia: Photographers Association of America, 1912. First edition. 16mo.,[ii], 42 pp., frontispiece with printed tissue guard, chapter heads and tails illustrated in vignette, initial caps illustrated. Printed stiff wrappers. Fine, as new. Prepared for the 32nd Annual Convention of the Photographers Association of America. The authors comprised the faculty of..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1876. Second edition. 12mo., 63 pp. Publisher's printed wrappers. The wrappers have been reattached with clear tape along the spine. The title page bears the ink stamp of the Grand Hotel, Paris; light foxing. A better than good copy. The second edition greatly expands the first edition of..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1889. First ed. Small 8vo., x, 146 pp., illustrated. The printed paper wrappers are chipped at the corners and lacking much of the spine; very slight occasional foxing. A good copy. Phototype was a name formerly given the photolithographic process invented by Poitevin and to a...... More
Paris: Chez les Principaux Libraires, 1854. First separate edition (reprinted from Moniteur Universel December 11,12, and 31, 1853 and January 11,13 and 23, 1854. 8vo., 58 [1] pp. Several leaves show staining, largely concentrated at the fore edge, with chipping to the foredge and rounding to the bottom tip; in..... More
London: John W. Parker, 1841. Fifth edition, greatly enlarged. Thick 8vo., xvi, 1470 pp., illustrated, four volumes in one with separate title pages for the four parts. Half calf and marbled boards, morocco label on spine within raised bands. Rubbed, stain on rear endpaper; rear inner hinge partially opened, else..... More
London: John Murray, 1821. Second edition. 3 volumes. 8vos., [vol. I] folding frontispiece engraving, xvi, 470 pp.,2 folding plates, text illustrations; [vol. II] vii, [1], 546 pp., text illustrations; [vol. III] viii, 349 pp., plus index. Publisher's original paper over boards, with printed title label on spine. Chipping and wear..... More
Paris: Librarie Encyclopédie de Roret, 1839. First French edition. 24 mo., 286 pp., 2 folding engraved plates, in seven panels each. Bound with 90 pp. catalogue for ENCYCLOPÉDIE DE RORET dated June 1857. Quarter-morocco with tips and marbled paper over boards; spine with raised bands, gilt title on spine. Moderate..... 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: 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
Paris: Société d'Éditions Scientifiques, 1891. First edition. 12mo., x, 93, [1] pp., figures in text. Contemporary half morocco gilt and marbled paper over boards. Near fine. A compendium of formulas as applied to making phototypes (collotypes] and photocopies. A second series was publishewd in 1892. Roosens and Salu No. 3987..... More
Springfield, Mass. [Bullock Mfg. Co.] John C. Otto, Printer, 1903. 8vo., 27 pp., [1] leaf supplement pasted in; illustrations from engravings. Printed stiff paper wrappers. Very good. A full array of tweezers, composing rules, bodkins, ink knives, saws, engraving tools, wrenches, folders, snips, etc; prices included. More