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
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1888. First edition. 8vo., iv, 118 pp., illustrated. Printed paper wrappers, rebacked with plain paper spine. Some stains to the wrappers; a stiny tear and chipping to the blank fore edge of p. 109 - 122; a near very good copy. Ex-library of the Photo-Club de Paris, with..... More
Halle/Salle: Wilhelm Knapp, 1899-1901. First editions. 4tos., 326 pp.; 323 pp., illustrated with graphs, charts, line drawings, and an occasional photographic plate. Volume I is comprised of 12 issues, January - December 1899, bound in half calf and cloth, hinges repaired, with a single Kodak Library stamp of the first..... More
NY: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., 1883. Fourth edition. 12mo., 171 pp., a few illustrations in text, [4] pp. addenda, [16] pp. illustrated adverts. Cloth. The date is handwritten on spine. The blank front free-endpaper bears the pencil inscription "A. W. Zabriskie, Aurora. Cayuga Lake, N.Y., 1884." This manual..... More
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY: Morgan & Morgan; London: The Fountain Press, 1972. First printing of the facsimile edition. Small 8vo., 200 pp., (28) pp. adverts. Fine in dw. More
Paris: Piublisher not identified, 1900. First edition. 4to., 102 pp., portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, illustrations in text, 10 plates with tissue guards (1 of these in color). Printed wrappers expertly repaired with a new paper spine. Moderate wear; a very good copy. Housed in a new cloth clamshell box..... More
Paris: Publisher not identified, [1900]. First edition. 4to. [28 cm. x 19 cm], 102 pp., portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, illustrations in text, 10 plates with tissue guards (1 of these in color). Original printed wrappers. Neat ownership signature of a member of the jury of classe 5 on the..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1903. [Second edition ?]. 4to., 102 pp., portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, illustrations in text, 10 plates with tissue guards (1 of these in color). New wrappers with the worn original wrappers laid-down. First gathering is detached; closed tear and mild chipping to the last blank leaf. Housed..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1880. First edition. 12mo., 86 pp. Publisher's printed wrappers; paper label on spine. Private library ink stamp on the front wrapper and blank margin throughout. Occasional light foxing. Blindstamped on the half-title page, "Hommage." Instructions for the preparation of sensitized dry collodion plates (the tannin process); preparing printing..... More
Paris: Société Photographique de Toulouse et Gauthier-Villars, 1888, 1899 - 1901. First editions. 16mos., frontispiece illustration, variable paginations, with advertisements, engravings, charts and tables. The frontispiece in the 1900 issue is an original silver print. 4 volumes. 3 volumes bound in original paper wrappers, 1 bound in contemporary cloth over..... More
Paris: Ch. Reinwald, [1878]. First edition. 8vo., 16 pp. Original printed wrappers, which shows light stains and 4 short clear tape mends to the rear wrapper and 1 to a few letters on the final text leaf. Light wear to the untrimmed lower blank edge. Charles Fabre (1851 - 1933)..... More
Paris: Gauthiers-Villars & Fils, 1889 - 1906. First editions. Eight volumes, 8vo. Volume 1: 512 pp.; Volume 2: 400 pp.; Volume 3: 407 pp.; Volume 4: 413 pp., with a total of 724 engraved illustrations. Supplement A: 400 pp., 174 engraved illustrations; Supplement B: 424 pp., 221 engraved illustrations; Supplement..... More
Paris: Charles Chevalier, 1854. First edition. 16mo., 88 pp. Original printed paper wrappers; lacking the spine covering, with some chipping and staining. The text shows some staining and occasional spots of foxing, with one loose signature. Contemporary note on the blank terminal endpaper. A good copy. Housed in a newly..... More
Caen: Imprimerie de F. Le Blanc-Hardel, 1877. First edition. 8vo., 15 pp. Original printed wrappers, which are lightly chipped; small numbered label affixed to the blank upper margin on the front. There is a short closed tear that extends from the spine 1 inch into the blank margin of the..... More
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Morgan & Morgan, (1974). First facsimile edition. Small 4to., xii, 374 pp., 2 photo-portraits, several photos in text and numerous tables and diagrams. Near fine in dust jacket. Hurter (1844-1898), a chemist by training and profession, and Driffield (1848-1915), an engineer, came to be work associates and..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1903. First edition. Small 8vo., vii, 61 pp. Printed paper wrappers. Near fine, unopened. Blind-stamped "Hommage" on endpaper; the stamp of Abel Buguet, the author of a number of photographic books, appears on the front cover and title page. Roosens and Salu No. 2140. More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1894. First edition. Small 8vo., vii, 48 [4] pp. Printed paper wrappers. Lower portion of the front wrapper is scuffed and abraded, with scuff at the upper corners, and a small chip lacking from the rear wrapper. Text is fine and bright. Blind stamp on the..... More
London: M.A. Nattali, 1844. Second edition. Small 4to., vii, 109 pp., [4] adverts, 10 leaves of plates (including frontispiece), plus [3] pp. adverts Original blind and gilt-stamped cloth. Previous owner's inscription. Two spots of light foxing on the title page, else a fine copy. Gernsheim INCUNABULA #652 states, "Contains 'Sketch..... More
New York: Produced by Horseguard Lane Productions, Ltd. for Richard Marek Publishers, 1978. First edition. Oblong 4to., 155, [2] pp., largely illustrated in color and b&w. Printed stiff wrappers; lightly worn with a slight bump to the last pages at the upper tip. Very good. Guide to creative uses in..... More
Paris: Charles Mendel, [1893]. First edition. 8vo., [v], 168, [12] illustrated adverts, 8 leaves of plates. Publisher's printed wrappers, which are lightly soiled. Only a few spots of foxing. A very good copy. This manual offers procedures and formulas for all manners of industrial applications of the carbon process. Roosens..... More
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1845. First American edition. 16 mo., 60 pp.; 48 pp., illustrated with woodcuts. Publisher's cloth decorated in blind and gilt. Spine ends chipped, with light rubbing at the tips and scattered foxing. A very good copy. Fisher, an assistant in the Laboratory of the London Institution..... More
Wien und Leipzig: A. Hartleben's Verlag, 1913. First edition. 8vo., viii, 240 pp., 154 illustrations. Contemporary linen with a slightly rubbed morroco spine label. Very good. A highly detailed history of the technical development of the apparatus of the cinema. Dr. Carl Forch, 1870 - 1955, was trained as an..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1893. First edition. 12mo., vi, 52 pp., 12 adverts. Publisher's wrappers. Near fine. Roosens and Salu No. 2962. More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1876. First edition. 8vo., 74 pp., plus 2 leaves with 3 plates, 2 of which are in color. Original decorative paper wrappers. Scattered foxing, wrappers creased, slight soil. The title page bears the stamp of the Paris distributor. A good copy. Housed in a new quarter tree calf..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1892. First edition. Small 8vo., vi, 146 pp., illustrated; plus 18 page publisher's catalogue. Original printed paper wrappers, which have a band of erasure at the top blank margin, are ink stamped of the front wrapper and title page, " Journal de Physique Elémentaire, Rouen, Abel..... More