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
Unique album of 52 hand-colored 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch silver photographs, tipped to 26 album leaves, captioned in ink either on the image or mount. A few have tears at the corners, else very good. These hand-colored photographs, circa 1890, depict the striking landscapes of Whitaker"s Falls, Whetstone..... More
Leipzig: Heinemann and Balestier, 1900. 12mo., 264 pp., with 27 tipped-in full page albumen photographs. Bound in decorated full vellum over beveled boards; all edges are stained red, with an attached red silk ribbon page marker. Previous owner's neat bookplate and Florence bookseller's sticker affixed to the front pastedown. A...... More
Mercedes, Argentina: Imprenta de la Aspiracion, 1877. First edition. 8vo., 80, (1) pp. Pamphlet with new paper spine. Upper edge unevenly trimmed. Title page is reinforced on the blank verso with paper, as is the rear wrapper, with soiling to the title page. Modest chipping at the edges of a...... 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
NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Montreal: Canadian Centre for Architecture, [1994]. Baldus, Edouard. First edition. Oblong 4to., 294 pp., 177 illustrations primarily from b&w photographs, maps. A fine copy in illustrated dust jacket. Baldus (1813-1889), was an early French photographer renowned for his technical ability, his architectural views..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1864. Fourth edition. 8vo., xx, 580 pp.,engraved figures in text. Contemporary quarter morocco and marbled paper over boards. Blank upper corner of the title page lacking; occasional foxing, else very good. Charles Louis Barreswil, 1817 - 1870, studied chemistry under Jules Pelouze, and later directed his laboratory, working..... 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: Gauthier-Villars, 1864. Fourth edition. 8vo., xx, 580 pp., engraved figures in text. The blank tip of the front fly leaf and half-title page are lacking, with scattered foxing. [bound with] Auxerre, P. C. COURS DESCRIPTIF DE PHOTOGRAPHIE PRATIQUE A l'USAGE DE TOUT LE MONDE. CONTENANT DE NOUVEAUX PROCÉDÉS. St..... 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: Chez L'Auteur, [1861]. First edition. 16mo., 129 pp. Printed wrappers. A segment of the front wrapper, which was lacking, has been replace with no loss of text; author / title in holograph was added to the spine. A tear on the title page has been repaired on the blank..... 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: Leiber, 1862. First edition. 8vo., [ii], [2], 413, [blank 414], 419 - 420 pp. [i.e. 416 pages, and complete]. Original printed wrappers, bound in modern half brown morocco and marbled paper over boards with the spine in six compartments, titled in gilt. Publisher's address eradicated from the front wrapper..... 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: P. Dupont, 1892. First edition. 8vo., 88 pp., illustrated adverts. The original decorative wrappers are chipped with cello-tape stains; the front wrapper, formerly detached, has been laid down on archival paper; text shows light toning. A good copy. Housed in a cloth clamshell box with label on upper cover..... 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
Melun: Imprimerie Administratice, 1893. Nouvelle edition. Small 4to., lxxxiv, 148 pp., frontispiece, illustrated and charts in text. [bound with] IDENTIFICATION ANTHROPOMÉTRIQUE. INSTRUCTIONS SIGNALÉTIQUES. ALBUM: PREMIÈRE PARTIE. PLANCHES RELATIVES AUX OBSERVATIONS ANTHROPOMÉTRIQUES. [and] DEUXIÈME PARTIE. PLANCHES RELATIVES AUX RENSEIGNEMENTS DESCRIPTIFS. [and] TROISIÈME PARTIE. PLANCHES RELATIVES AU RELEVÉ DES MARQUES PARTICULIÈRES. Melun..... More
Berlin: Ferd. Beyrich, circa 1861 - 1865. 6 loose folio cards, 34.8 x 42.5 cm., each with a mounted albumen print of varying sizes, from approximately 4 3/8 x 7 1/6 inches (11 x 18 cm.) to 8 3/8 x 9 5/8 inches (21.3 x 24.5 cm.). On the lower..... 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
Paris: Leiber; Leipzig: Jung-Treuttel; Madrid: C. Bailly-Baillère, 1864. First separate edition. 12mo., 35 pp., mounted photo plate frontispiece. Illustrated original paper wrappers, which are creased, occasionally stained; else very good. Housed in a newly-made morocco and cloth clamshell box. Blanquart-Evrard was a prolific inventor of photographic process and a notable..... 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
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Paris - Lille: Didron; Chez L. Quarre, 1869 - 1870. First edition. 8vo., [ii], 561 pp. Contemporary quarter morocco gilt and cloth over boards, t.e.g., others untrimmed. The board tips are rubbed through and there is scattered foxing to the text. A near very good copy. LA PHOTOGRAPHIE, SES ORIGINES..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1889. First ed. Small 8vo., x, 146 pp., illustrated. The printed paper wrappers are chipped at the corners and lacking much of the spine; very slight occasional foxing. A good copy. Phototype was a name formerly given the photolithographic process invented by Poitevin and to a...... 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
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1865. 8vo., 74 pp., 4 lithographic plates. String-tied, issued without wrappers. Near fine. The author disputes the claim that several images were photographically created in the eighteenth-century. They were actually made with a camera obscura. It was the author's grandfather, Matthew Boulton, a collaborator with James..... More