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
Glasgow: Richard Griffin and Co., 1841. First edition. 8vo., viii, 96 pp., lithographic frontispiece showing an image in positive and negative, with 29 illustrations in text. The frontispiece shows staining and foxing at the edges; a few leaves have creased corners and modest foxing. The top and bottom of the... More
London: Printed for Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844. First edition. 8vo., vii, 303 pp., 32 pp. adverts, hand-colored engraved folding frontispiece, text diagrams. Recased in the decoratively blind-stamped publisher's original cloth. The lower edge of the binding is rubbed, with moderate wear at the tips. A very good copy... More
London: Charles Knight and Co., 1839. First ed. 4to., xvi, 748 pp., errata leaf, illustrated largely with b&w engravings and a few printed in colors, t.e.g. Marbled paper over boards with spine and corners in morocco, titled in gilt. The boards are rubbed and the hinges have been expertly repaired;..... More
Paris: Bureaux de l'Artiste, 1839. First edition. 4to., 4 pp. Faint foxing, archival paper repair along the fold; with a toned area, 1 x 1/2 inch at the top blank margin where tape has been removed. Very good. Laid-in a paper and boards folder with a printed paper label on... More
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
Paris: J. Dumaine, 1866. First edition. 8vo., [vi], 75 p., 3 leaves of plates, 2 of which are large folded plates, including a panoramic plan of the polygon at Versailles. Printed paper wrappers. Occasional light foxing, owner's stamp on title page, else very good, and unopened. As the title suggests... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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