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 about BULLETIN DE LA SOCIÉTÉ FRANÇAISE DE PHOTOGRAPHIE
Paris: Au Siege de la Société Française de Photographie, 1855-1898. First editions. 8vos., various paginations. 38 years in 27 bound volumes as follows: 1855 - 1862, 1864 -1878 in 12 volumes, bound in contemporary quarter calf and marble paper over boards, rubbed, with occasional light foxing, very good; with 1885... More about BULLETIN DE LA SOCIÉTÉ FRANÇAISE DE PHOTOGRAPHIE
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 about PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM FROM AREA AROUND ROCHESTER, BUFFALO, NEW YORK
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 about LE PASSÉ, LE PRESENT ET L'AVENIR DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE. ; MANUEL PRATIQUE DE PHOTOGRAPHIE
Paris: E. Dentu, Libraire-Éditeur, 1861. First edition. 8vo., 47 pp. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Later cloth and marbled boards. Tips of a number of leaves creased; ex-library of the Sociéte Française de Photographie with their deaccession stamp and minimal markings. Very good. Menut Alexander Alophe, 1812 - 1883, studied under Paul..... More about LE PASSÉ, LE PRESENT ET L'AVENIR DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE. MANUEL PRATIQUE DE PHOTOGRAPHIE
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 about NOTICIAS SOBRE ANTIGUEDADES INDIAS DE BANDA ORIENTAL:; Con 3 Láminas Fotográficas Representtano...
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 about ANNUAIRE GÉNÉRAL ET INTERNATIONAL DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE
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 about THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF ÈDOUARD BALDUS.; With an essay by Barry Bergdoll
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 about Chimie photographique:; contenant les éléments de chimie expliqués par Des EXEMPLES EMPRUNTÉS...
Paris: Mallet-Bachelier, [1858]. Second edition. 8vo., xx, 412 pp., charts and tables. A fine and bright copy in contemporary gilt titled and decorated quarter morroco and paper over boards. Charles Louis Barreswil, 1817 - 1870, studied chemistry under Jules Pelouze, and later directed his laboratory, working with Claude Bernard. After... More about Chimie photographique:; contenant les éléments de chimie expliqués par Des EXEMPLES EMPRUNTÉS...
Paris: Mallet-Bachelier, Gendre et Successeur de Bachelier, [1854]. First edition. 8vo., xvi, 296 pp., 16 pp. publisher's catalogue, charts and tables. Bound in quarter black morocco and marbled paper over boards. The spine is six compartments and titled in gilt. Original printed stiff wrappers are bound in. An occasional light... More about CHIMIE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE:; contenant les éléments de chimie expliqués par Les manipulations...
Paris: Auguste Aubry, 1863. First edition. 12 mo., 22 pp. Original printed wrappers. Mild marginal dampstain and an occasional spot of foxing at the edges. A very good copy housed in a pamphlet case of cloth over boards with printed labels. By 1854, Émile Bellier de la Chavignerie, was a.... More about MANUEL BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE DU PHOTOGRAPHE FRANÇAIS, OU, NOMENCLATURE DES OUVRAGES PUBLIÉS EN FRANCE...
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 about CAUSERIES PHOTOGRAPHIQUES
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 about COMPENDIUM DES QUATRE BRANCHES DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE:; TRAITÉ COMPLET, THÉORIQUE ET PRATIQUE DES...
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 about PHOTOGRAPHIE RATIONNELLE: TRAITÉ COMPLET THÉORIQUE ET PRATIQUE, APPLICATIONS DIVERSES.;...
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 about TRAITÉ THÉORIQUE ET PRATIQUE DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE SUR COLLODION:; SUIVI D'ÉLÉMENTS DE CHIMIE ET...
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 about LA PRESSE PHOTOGRAPHIÉE
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 about IDENTIFICATION ANTHROPOMÉTRIQUE. INSTRUCTIONS SIGNALÉTIQUES: TIRAGE A PART DE L'INTRODUCTION
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 about PHOTOGENIC MANIPULATION: PART II. CONTAINING THE THEORY AND PLAIN INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ART OF...
Paris: Leiber; Leipzig: Jung-Treuttel; Madrid: C. Bailly-Baillère, 1864. First separate edition. 12mo., 35 pp., mounted photo plate frontispiece. Illustrated paper wrappers. Creased, occasional staining, else very good. Housed in a newly made morocco and cloth clamshell box. Blanquart-Evrard was a prolific inventor of photographic process and notable publisher of outstanding... More about INTERVENTION DE L'ART DANS LA PHOTOGRAPHIE
Paris: Leiber; Leipzig: Jung-Treuttel; Madrid: C. Bailly-Baillère, 1864. First separate edition. 12mo., 35 pp., mounted albumen photo frontispiece. Illustrated paper wrappers. The wrappers have light chipping to the spine and lower front tip, with light toning at the edges. A very good copy housed in a newly made cloth and... More about INTERVENTION DE L'ART DANS LA PHOTOGRAPHIE
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 about LA PHOTOGRAPHIE, SES ORIGINES, SES PROGRÈS, SES TRANSFORMATIONS
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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 about LA PHOTOGRAPHIE, SES ORIGINES, SES PROGRÈS, SES TRANSFORMATIONS; [Contained in]: MÉMOIRES DE LA...
Geneva: Librairie Droz SA, 1981. Blanquart-Evrard. First edition. 8vo., 325 pp., 22 full-page b&w photos and facsimile plates, 555 images in small format. Printed stiff wrappers. Slight bump to the upper tip and light soiling to the glossy wrappers. Includes an extensive historical essay and full descriptions, including locations for... More about BLANQUART-EVRARD ET LES ORIGINES DE L'ÉDITION PHOTOGRAPHIQUE FRANÇAISE.; CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ...
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 about THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY