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
London: Emil Busch Optical Co.; Henry F. Purser, Wholesale Agent, [1900]. 8vo., 23 pp.; illustrated from engravings. Decorative wrappers; a small piece of brown paper affixed to the front wrapper, mild soiling at the edges. Near very good. A priced catalogue, which includes the rapid, portrait, detective, and wide angle..... 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., [29cm. x 19.8 cm] / 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..... 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
New York: The Scovil and Adams Company, 1893. First edition. 8vo., [iv] publisher's catalogue, 137 pp., portrait frontispiece, other illustrations in text, xvii adverts at rear. The top blank corner of the text has a chemical stain, and the lower tip is bumped. Recent quarter cloth with spine label and..... 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 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
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
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 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