Paris: Au Siege de la Société Française de Photographie, 1855-1939. First editions. 8vos., various paginations. 48 bound volumes, with the years 1855 - 1890 bound two years per volume; 1891 on are a single year per volume. The volumes from 1855 - 1913 are bound in quarter cloth with marbled..... More

A large, 15 x 12 inch portrait photograph with contemporary color of either crayons or pastels, with added charcoal, c.1900. The photograph was mounted to a cardboard backing when made; the backing board is acid and shows the ghost of a transfer which reads (in reverse) in pencil, 3rd (and)..... More

Paris: E. Dentu, Libraire-Éditeur, 1861. First edition. 8vo., 47 pp. Illustrated wrappers. Light soiling to the wrappers, with scattered light foxing in the text. A very good copy. Menut Alexander Alophe, 1812 - 1883, studied under Paul Delaroche and Camille Roqueplan. As Pierre-Lin Renié wrote, "Alophe epitomizes the mediocre painter..... More

Paris: Librairie Plon, 1904-1908. First edition. Small 4tos., each volume approx. 700 pp., tipped-in and mounted plates, other illustrations in text, and illustrated adverts and appendices. 4 volumes: 1904, 1905, 1907 and 1908. All volumes in publisher's printed cloth, which is slightly soiled, with advert stamped on the top or..... More

Paris: Mallet-Bachelier, [1858]. Second edition. 8vo., xx, 412 pp., 4 pp. prospectus at rear, charts and tables. Scattered foxing, else very good in contemporary cloth-backed marbled paper over boards. Charles Louis Barreswil, 1817 - 1870, studied chemistry under Jules Pelouze, and later directed his laboratory, working with Claude Bernard. After..... More

Paris: Librairie de Firmin Deidot Frères, Fils et Cie, 1867 - 1868. First edition. 2 volumes bound as one. 8vo., iii, 431, [1]; 377, errata, [1]; 8 plates (some folding), of which 5 are color printed, other illustrations in text. Aside from occasional faint foxing, a fine and complete work..... More

Paris: The Author, 1858. First edition. 8vo., [iv], 447 pp. Contemporary quarter roan and marbled paper over boards. Mild rubbing at edges; shelf numbers and deaccession stamps of the Société Francaise de Photographie on the blank margin of the half-title and title page, a few blank lower tips are creased..... More

Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1854. First edition. 8vo., 208 pp., 3 pp. adverts. Printed wrappers, which are slightly chipped at the spine ends, with a short tear at the front joint. Scattered foxing, with a few chemical stains. A very good copy. Auguste Belloc, born in Paris in 1800, was a...... More

Paris: Photographie de la Presse Artistique, [ca 1860]. 4to., lithographic title page and 25 of 26 [?] leaves of mounted albumen photographic portraits 9.5 x 6.5 cm, with lithographic borders and the names of the subjects printed below the images, a.e.g. All leaves are attached to linen tabs, as issued..... More

London: George Knight and Sons, 1850. Fourth edition. 16mo., 60 pp., illustrations in text, 4 pp. adverts. Original printed paper wrappers. The front wrapper bears the contemporary signature of the original owner and is moderately soiled, with wear and partial separation at the spine. The lower tips of several text..... More

Lille: Imprimerie L. Danel, 1869. First edition. 4to., Original printed front wrapper, 2 blanks, half-title, title, 61 pp., 14 leaves of plates with tissue guards, rear printed wrapper. Newly bound in half navy morocco and marbled paper over boards, spine in 6 compartments with raised bands and gilt titling, rules..... More

London: Henry Greenwood & Co., 1854-1987. First editions. 4 volumes are tall 8vos., all others are 4tos.; variable pagination's. 116 bound volumes and 14 volumes in approximately 730 issues in original illustrated wrappers. Various cloth bindings, with a few in quarter calf with marbled paper over boards, some volumes with..... More

Paris: Chez les Principaux Libraires, 1854. First separate edition (reprinted from Moniteur Universel December 11,12, and 31, 1853 and January 11,13 and 23, 1854. 8vo., 58 [1] pp. Several leaves show staining, largely concentrated at the foredge, with chipping to the foredge and rounding to the bottom tip; in one..... More