Paris: Publications Photographiques et Cinématographiques, 1925. First edition. 12mo., 48 pp., illustrated. Printed paper wrappers. Patially unopened. The blank corners of the last leaf and rear wrapper are lacking; else very good. A practical guide to the modern methods of illumination by artificial light. No copies listed on WorldCat. More
Paris: Susse Frères, Éditeurs, Place de la Bourse, 31; Delloye, Librairie, Place de la Bourse 13, 1839. First edition, first issue, second imprint. 8vo., [ii] [half-title, notice of publisher], [2] [title page, table on contents], 79 pp., [2]. 1 advert., 6 plates. [bound with] Chevalier, Charles. NOUVELLES INSTRUCTIONS SUR L'USAGE... More
Paris: Alphonse Giroux et Cie, Éditeurs, Rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré, No. 7, où se Fabriquent les Appareils; et chez les Principaux Libraires, Papetiers, Marchands, d'Estampes et Opticiens. 1839. Nouvelle Edition, corrigée et augmentée du portrait de l'auteur. 8vo., [ii], frontispiece portrait, [ii], 76 pp., 6 leaves of plates. Original printed wrappers..... More
NY: Winter House Ltd., 1971. Daguerre. First edition, as such. Small 4to., 282 pp. Cloth, titled in blind on the upper board and spine. A fine copy, housed in a rubbed paper over boards slipcase. Issued without a dust jacket. The original English and French manuals are reproduced in facsimile... 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
Paris: Alphonse Giroux et Cie, Éditeurs, Rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré, No. 7, où se Fabriquent les Appareils; et chez les Principaux Libraires, Papetiers, Marchands, d'Estampes et Opticiens, 1839. Nouvelle Edition, corrigée et augmentée du portrait de l'auteur. 8vo., [ii], frontispiece portrait, [ii], 76 pp., 6 leaves of plates A near fine..... More
Gettysburg, PA: W.C. Darrah, Publisher, 1977. First edition. 4to., 246 pp., 301 color and b&w illustrations. A fine copy in dust jacket that is lacking a samll chip on the front panel and has a tiny tear at the spine. Regarded as the best single volume historical survey. More
(Gettysburg: (William Culp Darrah - Times and News Pub. Co., 1964). First edition. 8vo., xii, 255 pp., illustrations. Gilt-titled cloth. A very light bruise to the lower front board tip, else a near fine copy in gilt-titled blue cloth; issued without a dust jacket. SIGNED by the author. A pioneering... 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
Boston & London: Focal Press, 1988. First printing. 4to., x, 219 pp., illustrations from b&w white photographs, charts and graphs. Photo-illustrated stiff wrappers. Fine. 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: Charles Chevalier, 1852. First edition. 8vo., 87 pp. Original printed wrapper. Light scattered foxing on the last few leaves and light chipping to the paper spine. A fine copy, housed in a cloth pamphlet case with printed labels. Alphonse de Brébisson's (1798 - 1872) interest in photography began with... More
Paris, Boulogne-sur-Mer [printed]: Chez MM. A. Gaudin et Frère, 1856. First edition. 8vo., 15 pp. Later cloth and marbled boards. Neat library deaccession stamp of S. F. P. (Société Française de Photographie.) Very good. SIGNED by the author on the copyright page. The author presents a new process for obtaining..... More
Boulogne-sur-Mer: Imprimerie de Charles Aigre, 1858. First edition. 8vo., 22 pp., plus two folding plates. Later cloth and marbled boards. Neat library deaccession stamp of S. F. P. (Société Française de Photographie.) Tiny closed tear at the gutter between the first blank and title page. Very good. The authors offers..... More
London: Photographic Institution, 1855. Delamotte, Philip H. Second edition, revised. 8vo, viii, 166 pp., (10) ads., Calotype print from a collodion negative frontispiece. Recased in the original gilt titled cloth with two small opened tears at the spine. The cloth shows chemical staining in a few places and on the... More
Metz: Imprimerie de S. Lamort, 1835. Revised edition. 4to., 31 pp., plus 8 plates. Contemporary plain tan paper wrappers which show age-toning, staining and wear at the edges with a repair to the spine on the blank verso. The text block and plates are mildly damp stained and show moderate... More
Reading, Massachusetts: Addison - Wesley Publishing Company, 1967. First edition. 8vo., xi, 196 pp., illusttrations in b&w. Fine in a dust jacket that is lacking a small piece of the rear panel and lightly worn. More
Paris: Chez l'Auteur, 1862. First edition. Thick 8vo., 367 pp., illustrations in text. Contemporary binding of calf and marbled paper over boards, with gilt title label and rules. Modest rubbing to the spine. There is a small hole on the first blank leaf. A very good copy. One of the... More
New York: Seely & Boltwood, 1864. First edition. 12mo., vi, [7]-98 pp., plus (10 pp.) adverts. Gilt-titled cloth. Recased with new spine; the first two leaves have been archivally reattached and are slightly chipped at the blank foredge; new endpapers have been added. Occasional light spotting, library stamp, else very... More
NY: Scovill & Adams Company, 1893. First edition. 8vo., 4 pp. adverts, 87 pp., 8 pp. adverts, illustrated. Publisher's cloth, illustrated in gilt and black, titled in gilt on the spine; lightly worn. The first leaf and blank of the publisher's adverts is soiled and chipped at the gutter, also... 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
Rochester: The Eastman Kodak Co., 1909. First edition. 8vo., (32) pp., French-fold; with 29 tipped-in halftone plates and one folding plate. Paper over stiff boards, with embossed text and illustration on front. The lower front tip has a minor chip, else a very good copy. Photographs of Kodak Park, interior... More
Rochester: Eastman Kodak Company, [1932]. 12mo., 47 pp., illustrated from b&w photographs. Art Deco printed wrappers with a photo-illustration. Small stain at the base of the blank rear wrapper. Very good. A catalog and price list for Kodak motion-picture equipment, including: Model K, Model M, interchangible lenses, Kodascope projectors, cabinets... 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
Cambridge, Mass. and London: The MIT Press, 1979. Edgerton, Harold E. First edition, Deluxe. Oblong 4to., (xii), 177 pp., color and b&w photos. A fine copy in the photographically illustrated dust jacket that has two short spots of rubbing at the fold of the inner flaps. Housed in a special... More