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 full-page plates (including frontispiece), plus (3) pp. adverts Original blind and gilt-stamped cloth. Previous owner's inscription. Light foxing on the title page, else a near fine copy. Gernsheim INCUNABULA #652 states, "Contains 'Sketch of the different..... More
London: D. Bogue, 1854. Fourth edition. Small 4to., xi, 144 pp., color frontispiece with tissue guard, 9 monochrome plates, plus 6 leaves of mixed tints. Publisher's cloth stamped decoratively in blind with gilt title on spine; slightly frayed at the foot and short tear at the crown. The frontispiece is..... More
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1845. First U.S. edition. First U.S. ed. 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..... More
Paris: Libraire Académique Didier et Cie, 1877. Second edition. 8vo., [v], 600 pp., engraved frontispiece, 97 engravings in text, 6 blue toned lithographic plates, and 2 mounted woodburytype photographic plates with tissue guards. Scattered foxing. Contemporary half morroco and marbled paper over boards, spine titled and decorated in gilt; lightly..... 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, 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, 1895. First edition. Small 4to., vii, 158 pp., 17 illustrations, 8 plates with tissue guards. Newly bound in paper over boards with paper labels on front and spine, with the original printed paper wrappers bound in. The wrappers are a trifle dusty and rubbed in one..... More
New York: Frasse & Company, [ca. 1890]. 8vo., 4 pp., illustrations. Stitched printed wrappers. Fine. A trade catalogue for camera and tripod fittings, including thumbscrews, connecting flanges, miter gears, ratchet wheels, and escutcheon pins. More
London: Dawbarn and Ward, 1895. First English language edition. 8vo., (ii), 89 [2] pp., illustrations in text, 6 full-page plates, 12 adverts. Decorative cloth. Moderate soiling to cloth, faint foxing to a few leaves. Very good. A complete manual of all manner of photolithographic printing process with formulary. The six..... More
London: Dawbarn and Ward, 1895. First English ed. 8vo., (ii), 89 [2] pp., illustrations in text, 6 full-page plates, 12 adverts. Decorative cloth. Moderate soiling to cloth, lower tips rubbed with a slight crease to the rear board. Very good. A complete manual of all manner of photolithographic printing process..... More
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1933. First edition. 8vo., xv, 388 pp., illustrated. Cloth. Very good. A manual for photomechanical processes, especially for the illustration of books. With chapters on color printing. More
Paris: J.J. Dubochet et Cie, 1844. First edition. 8vo., iv, 248 pp., illustrations in text. Contemporary binding of quarter red calf with marbled paper over boards, gilt rules and titling on spine. There is intermittent chemical staining, largely concentrated to the last 50 pp., and primarily to the blank margins;..... More
Paris: Alexis Gaudin, 1861. First edition. 12mo., 212 pp. Quarter calf and marbled paper over boards, original printed wrappers bound-in. Occasional staining which is more pronounced on the last 15 pages. A very good copy. This manual provides a short history of the discovery and instructions for making daguerreotypes, glass..... More
Paris: N.-P. Lerebours; Bachelier; London: Claudet, MAI 1842. Third edition. 8vo., 77 pp., large folding plate, [1], [16] catalogue. Quarter morocco and marbled boards with the moderately soiled original printed wrappers, bound-in. A fine and bright copy. Marc Antoine Augustin Gaudin (1804 - 1880) a skilled French chemist and an..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1891. First edition. 8vo., vi, 36 pp., illustrated. Printed paper wrappers; spine chipped and label removed from front wrapper. A few small pencil marks in margins, rear wrapper creased. Near very good. A clearly written manual for making ferrotypes, also known as tintypes, including a technique..... More
Paris: A. Guyot, 1834. Fifth edition. 8vo., 203 pp., 5 folding engraved plates. Contemporary binding of quarter morocco and marbled paper over boards; raised bands with gilt detail and titling on spine; all edges marbled. Slight wear to tips; pages toned with slight intermittent foxing, with a bit more pronounced..... More
Paris: Au Bureau du Cosmos et Chez Delahaye, 1855. First edition. 8vo., 104 pp. Printed wrappers are slightly edgeworn and show age-toning. Very good or better. Housed in a new quarter cloth and pastepaper clamshell box. Stéphane Geoffray (1827-1895) banker, lawyer and photographer, was the inventor of the waxed paper..... More
New York: George Murphy, Inc., 1913. 8vo., 120 pp., illustrated from engravings. Printed wrappers are lacking a piece from the front; spine chipped, lightly soiled and partially detached. Good. Established in 1878, the George Murphy company was largely a distributor of photographic supplies and equipment for the amateur and professional..... More
New York: George Murphy, Inc., 1926. 8vo., 80 numbered pages, interleaved with blank leaves, illustrated from photographs and engravings. Plain black pebbled cloth binding with original wrappers bound in. Fine. A comprehensive photographic supply catalogue, with offerings from air brushes to washing tanks. More
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New York: George Murphy, Inc., [ca. 1914]. 8vo., 192 pp., illustrated. Printed paper wrappers, detached, spine chipped, edgewear and light soiling. The text block is very good. A priced catalogue offering cameras, backgrounds, hand-carved furniture for the studio, and a full range of photographic apparatus. More
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New York: George Murphy, Inc., 1924. 8vo., 196 pp., illustrated. Printed paper wrappers, which are creased at the front lower corner, with a short tear at the top of the spine. Very good. Order blank and correction slip laid-in. Established in 1878, the George Murphy company was largely a distributor..... More
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New York: George Murphy, Inc., 1930. 8vo., 212 pp., illustrated. Printed paper wrappers, which are slightly stained. Very good. Established in 1878, the George Murphy company was largely a distributor of photographic supplies and equipment for the amateur and professional photographer and cinematographer. They acted as the exclusive agents for..... More
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New York: Eagle Photo Supply Company [Wholesale Division of George Murphy Inc.], 1942. 8vo., 116 pp., illustrated from photographs and engravings. Printed paper wrappers. Very good. Priced wholesale photographic supply catalogue, primarily accessories. More