Baltimore & London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1975. First edition. Small 4to., xviii, 371 pp., illustrated. A very good to near fine copy in dust jacket. More about IMAGES AND ENTERPRISE: TECHNOLOGY AND THE AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY, 1839 TO 1925
The Bibliographical Society of America. 1973. 8vo., 283 - 304 pp., illustrations. Stapled into printed wrappers. Light crease at the spine. Near fine. The authors present evidence that Henry Hunt Snelling's 1849, THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY, which was commonly referred to as the first bound... More about PLAGIARISM IN THE "FIRST" AMERICAN BOOK ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY.; An Offprint from The Papers...
Paris: C. Klary, 1903. First edition. 4to., 78 pp., 77 photos, 1 phototypie print (loose and laid in), illustrations in text, 40 plates (most with two photos to a plate), 33 pp. illustrated adverts. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Printed on coated stock, moisture has caused slight effacement to the blank margins... More about LA POSE ET L'ÉCLAIRAGE EN PHOTOGRAPHIE DANS LES ATELIERS ET LES APPARTEMENTS
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 about LA PHOTOGRAPHIE NOCTURNE: APPLICATIONS DE LA LUMIÈRE-ÉCLAIR OBTENUE PAR LA COMBUSTION DU...
London: Dawbarn & Ward, [1906]. First English edition. 8vo., 94 pp., color frontispiece, illustrations, adverts. Publisher's red cloth which shows a faint dampstain on the blank rear cover. Moderate scattered foxing, a few leaves creased at fore edge, else a good copy. Includes a 16 page list of "Utility Books... More about NATURAL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY.; Translated from the German, with additions, original tests and...
Paris: Amyot, 1859. First edition. 8vo., iv, 280 pp., 32 b&w figures in text. New binding of quarter morocco with tips, marbled paper over boards, five raised bands on spine, with gilt titling. Occasional foxing and soiling at the untrimmed edges; slight bump to the text at the upper tip... More about L'ART DU PHOTOGRAPHE: COMPRENANT LES PROCÉDÉS COMPLETS SUR PAPIER ET SUR GLACE, NÉGATIFS AND...
Paris: Amyot, 1859. First edition. 8vo., iv, 280 pp., 32 b&w figures in text. New binding of quarter calf with tips, marbled paper over boards, five raised bands on spine, with gilt titling. Light toning at the edges and slight intermittent foxing. Very good. A detailed manual covering portraiture and... More about L'ART DU PHOTOGRAPHE: COMPRENANT LES PROCÉDÉS COMPLETS SUR PAPIER ET SUR GLACE, NÉGATIFS AND...
Paris: Amyot, 1863. First edition. 8vo., 136 pp., 39 engraved illustrations. Light intermittent foxing; a portion of the blank margin of p. 95 - 96 is lacking. A very good copy in the original illustrated paper wrappers. A series of 224 short instructional articles, which comprise a complete course in... More about LA PHOTOGRAPHIE DES COMMENÇANTS
Paris: Amyot, [1861]. First edition. 8vo., 330 pp., 65 illustrations in text. Contemporary quarter leather with title and decorations in gilt with marbled paper over boards; edges and hinges rubbed; contents clean and very good. Presented in nine parts: the first part offers a comprehensive history starting with Euclid to... More about MONOGRAPHIE DU STÉRÉOSCOPE ET DES ÉPREUVES STÉRÉOSCOPIQUES
Paris: [Vol. 1-4] Bureau de la rédaction; [vol. 5-6] Amyot, 1862-1866. First edition. 6 volumes. 8vo., [Vol. 1] 508 pp.; [Vol. 2] 488 pp.; [Vol. 3], 376 pp.; [Vol. 4] 390 pp.; [Vol. 5] 389 pp.; [Vol. 6] 410 pp.; hundreds of b&w wood engravings. Engraved seal vignettes on each... More about RÉPERTOIRE ENCYCLOPÉDIQUE DE PHOTOGRAPHIE :; COMPRENANT PAR ORDRE ALPHABÉTIQUE TOUT CE QUI A...
Paris: Grassart; A. Gaudin et Frère, 1856. First edition. 12mo., vii, 220 pp., a.e.g. Publisher's blue cloth, decorated in blind on the covers and spine. The binding shows blistering and fading from dampness, with a faint and diminishing tidemark through p. 11 and again on the last 30 pages, primarily... More about ESQUISSES PHOTOGRAPHIQUES: A PROPOS DE L'EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE ET DE LA GUERRE D'ORIENT. ...
Paris: Chez L'auteur, 1868. First edition. 8vo., 28 pp., occasional light foxing and mild creasing. A very good copy in the original printed wrappers. Laid-in is a 4 pp. illustrated brochure by Lafon de Camarsac promoting his ceramic portraits and showing the various sizes with corresponding prices; scattered foxing; else... More about PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHIQUES SUR ÉMAIL VITRIFIÉS ET INALTÈRABLES COMME LES PEINTURES DE SÈVRES...
Paris: La Librairie Encyclopédique De Roret, 1856. Nouvelle Édition. 12mo., 166 pp., 12 pp. adverts., illustrations in text. Illustrated original wrappers with the date written in ink on the front, lacking the lower corner of the front wrapper and a few other small chips. The final leaf of the adverts... More about NOUVEAU MANUEL SIMPLIFIÉ DE PHOTOGRAPHIE SUR PLAQUE, VERRE ET PAPIER, ALBUMINE ET COLLODION...
Paris: La Librairie Encyclopédique De Roret, 1858. First edition. 12mo., vi, 456 pp., 90 pp. adverts., illustrations in text. Recent calf backed marbled paper over boards with the spine in six compartments and titled in gilt, illustrated original wrappers bound-in, with the top corner of the rear wrapper expertly replaced... More about RÉPERTOIRE GÉNÉRAL DE PHOTOGRAPHIE. OU FORMULAIRE COMPLET DE CET ART D'APRÈS LES MEILLEURS...
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 about LA MÉTROPHOTOGRAPHIE
(Saint-Cloud): Imprimerie Belin Frères, 1900. First edition. 4to., 35 pp., (45) illustrations from b&w photographs, drawings and graphs. Printed wrappers. Aside from light toning at the edges of the front wrapper, a fine, as new copy. Housed in a newly made cloth over boards pamphlet case. The International World Exposition..... More about MUSÉE CENTENNAL DE LA CLASSE 12 (PHOTOGRAPHIE) A L'EXPOSITION UNIVERSALLE INTERNATIONALE DE 1900...
Paris: Lerebours et Secretan, 1854. Édition nouvelle renfermant tous les perfectionnements apportés a cert art jusqu'a ce jour. 8vo., [ii], title page, [v], [1] 387 pp. Original printed wrappers, bound in modern half morocco and marbled paper over boards with the spine in six compartments and titled in gilt. There... More about PHOTOGRAPHIE: TRAITÉ NOUVEAU, THÉORIQUE ET PRACTIQUE, DES PROCÉDÉS ET MANIPULATIONS SUR...
London: T. & R. Willats, 1850. First English language edition. 16mo., v, [7]-24 pp., [4] pp. Quarter morocco and cloth with morocco tips, titled in gilt on spine; the original printed wrappers are bound-in Gentle crease to the corner of the text. A very good copy. Expanded English translation of... More about A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON PHOTOGRAPHY, UPON PAPER AND GLASS.; Translated by Thomas Cousins
Philadelphia: Benerman & Wilson, 1868. First edition. 8vo.,viii, [17] - 336 pp., occasional diagrams, plus 20 pp. adverts. Newly bound in half calf and marbled paper over boards. Near fine. A clearly written, complete procedural, with the following major parts which contain chapters of specific topics: Introduction to Photography; Photographic... More about A MANUAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY: INTENDED AS A TEXT BOOK FOR BEGINNERS AND A BOOK OF REFERENCE FOR...
Paris: Se trouve tous les principaux libraires de France et de l'éntranger... et chez l'auyeur, [1856]. First edition. 8vo., 333 pp. Bound in a contemporary morocco gilt and marbled paper over boards; the original printed paper rear wrapper is bound-in. A fine and bright copy. Adolphe Legros was a early... More about ENCYCLOPÉDIE DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE SUR PAPIER, COLLODION, VERRE NÉGATIF ET POSITIF ET SUR TOILE;...
Paris: Lerebours et Secretan, 1846. Fifth edition. 8vo., [4], vii, 288 pp., folding plate loosely inserted, adverts. Scattered foxing to the first and last few leaves. Quarter morocco and paper over boards, gilt decorations on spine. The binding is lightly rubbed and worn at the tips. A very good copy... More about TRAITÉ DE PHOTOGRAPHIE:; CINQUIÈME ÉDITION, ENTIÈREMENT REFONDUE, CONTENANT TOUS LES...
Paris: N.-P. Lerebours, 1843. Fourth ed. 8vo., (iv), 203 pp., folding plate, plus 16 pp. catalogue. Cloth backed marbled paper over boards with a morocco spine label. The half-title shows modest soiling; occasional scattered foxing with a small stain to the top blank corner of the last few leaves; the... More about TRAITÉ DE PHOTOGRAPHIE DERNIERS PERFECTIONNEMENTS APPORTÉS AU DAGUERRÉOTYPE [QUATRIÈME ÉDITION
Paris: A. Liébert, 1878. Third edition. 8vo., xi, 679 pp. photogravure frontispiece, 16 carbon photographs mounted on 6 leaves, and one mounted photo-lithograph, other illustrations in text. Contemporary half morocco with tips, gilt titled and decorated within raised bands on spine, t.e.g. Occasional scattered foxing. A very good copy. Alphonse... More about LA PHOTOGRAPHIE EN AMÉRIQUE:; TRAITÉ COMPLET DE PHOTOGRAPHIE PRATIQUE CONTENANT LES...
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 about LA PHOTOGRAPHIE AU CHARBON PAR TRANSFERTS ET SES APPLICATIONS.; Preface par A. Liébert
Berlin: Theobald Grieben, 1860 - 1867. First and mixed editions. 8vo., variable paginations, occasional illustrations from engravings. 8 volumes. Volume 1 is comprised of later printings (1861 & 1862) of the monthly issues. All others are first editions and published monthly in their corresponding year. All volumes bound in quarter... More about PHOTOGRAPHISCHES ARCHIV.; JOURNAL DES ALLGEMEINEN DEUTSCHEN PHOTOGRAPHEN-VEREINS