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
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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
NY: McGraw-Hill, 1966. First U.S. edition. 4to., 367 pp., hundreds of illustrations. A very good copy in dust jacket that lacks several large pieces. More
Paris: Librarie Encyclopédie de Roret, 1839. First French edition. 24 mo., 286 pp., 2 folding engraved plates, in seven panels each. Bound with 90 pp. catalogue for ENCYCLOPÉDIE DE RORET dated June 1857. Quarter-morocco with tips and marbled paper over boards; spine with raised bands, gilt title on spine. Moderate... More
Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1980. Talbot, Fox. First edition. 4to., 216 pp., hundreds of illustrations. A fine copy in the illustrated dust jacket that has one tiny closed tear. SIGNED by the author on the title page. A well researched and essential reference for the study of one of... More
New York: Daniel Burgess & Co., 1856. Second edition. 12mo., 184 pp., plus 3 adverts. Blind-stamped cloth, which is faded, with wear at the corners; the crown of the spine is chipped, and the front hinge is partially cracked at the title page but holding. Signature of the original owner... More
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1862. First edition. 12mo., 261 pp., [3] pp. adverts. Publisher's gilt and blind-stamped cloth, rubbed through at the tips; owners' names on the blank endpapers; lacking a corner from the blank free endpaper; occasional small stains. This manual substantially revises and enlarges upon the... More
Santa Fe: Twin Palms Publishers, 1998. First edition. Large 8vo., (100) pp., plus 127 full-page color plates. Fine, as new in dust jacket. Selections from Dr. Burns' outstanding collection of 40,000 examples of medically related photograph, from the inception of the medium through its' first one hundred years. Includes extensive notes on each illustration. More
Paris: Chez Buron, Ingénieur - Opticien, 1842. First edition. 12mo., 24 pp., 1 engraved plate. Original printed wrappers which show modest staining on the rear, else a fine copy, housed in a paper over boards pamphlet case with printed paper labels. Little seems to be known of Buron; he maintained... More
Boston: David R. Godine, 1973. Cameron, Julia Margaret. First Revised Edition. Folio, 32 pages of introduction and notes, 44 photographic plates with captions opposite. A near fine copy in illustrated dust jacket. Originally published in a limited edition in 1926, this edition has a new preface and additional photos. More
NY: St. Martin's Press, 1973. Cameron, Julia Margaret. First U.S. edition. 8vo., 203 pp., 22 full-page captioned photos. Fine in fine dust jacket. More
Chicago: Wilson & St. Clair, Publishers, 1868. Carbutt, John. First ed. Small 4to., (ii), ix, (10) - 693 pp., with 96 mounted albumen photographs, including a view of City Hall and 95 portraits. One plate shows moderate wear along the blank foredge; there is occasional light staining to a few... More
San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2002. Carroll, Lewis. First edition. 4to., 172 pp., including 76 photographic plates. Text is further illustrated with 17 additional photographs. Bound in maroon cloth with a photo-illustrated dust jacket. A fine, as new copy, still... More
Mexico, D.F. Fonda de Cultura Económica, 1989. First edition. 4to., 111, (1) pp., over 45 full-page color and b&w plates after daguerreotypes. Photo-illustrated glossy stiff wrapper with inner flaps. Light wear to the edges of the wrappers, a very good copy. The title translates to: "On the polished surface of..... More
Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1984. First edition, second printing. 4to., x, 149 pp., 107 illustrations in color and b&w. A fine copy in the illustrated dust jacket. An exceptional collection, exhibited at the Columbia Museum of Art. Spanning antebellum portraiture through the 40's with representative self taught artists included. More
NY: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., 1870-1901. First edition. 8vos. Each monthly issue approximately 30 pp., illustrations in text, and photographic frontispiece with tissue guard starting in the 1880s. As follows: Vol. 1, No. 7, 1870, partially disbound with chipped wrappers, in cloth case; Vols. 2-3, 1871-1872, complete, bound... More
Paris: Chez L'Auteur, 1844. First edition. 8vo., [4], errata, 127 pp., [1] folded plate, 4 pp. priced catalogue. Modern cloth over boards with gilt titled leather spine label. A contemporary related article was glued to the reverse of the title page, leaving a moderate stain on the title page as... More
Paris: Chez L'Auteur, 1841. First edition. 8vo.,[3], 78, [2] pp. table and errata, one folded plate. [bound with] Chevalier, Charles. MÉLANGES PHOTOGRAPHIQUES. SUPPLÉMENT DES NOUVELLES INSTRUCTIONS SUR L'USAGE DU DAGUERRÉOTYPE. Paris: Chez L'Auteur, 1844. First edition. 8vo., [4], 127 pp., lacking the folded plate. [bound with] Chevalier, Charles. NOUVEAUX RENSEIGNEMENS... More
Paris: Charles Chevalier, 1859. First edition. 8vo., 191, [1] pp., diagrams and charts in text, 1 engraved plate. Later quarter morocco and marbled boards. Occasional light foxing and faint dampstain, lightly rubbed at the tips, neat library stamp on the blank margin of several pages. Very good. A compendium of... More
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Paris: Chez Lerebours et Secretan, [1847]. First edition. 8vo., 8, [1] pp. Original printed wrappers. Light toning at the edges, with a light chemical stain on the blank margin of 2 leaves. A very good copy housed in a paper over boards pamphlet case with printed paper labels. Little seems... More
Paris: Georges Carré et C. Naud, 1898. First edition. 8vo., 186 pp., 40 pp. publisher's catalog at end. Publisher's cloth over flexible boards, the lower front tip is lightly bumped, else very good. Letters and papers by these first inventors of photography, with annotations and comments by Colson; includes bibliographical... More
Paris: Georges Carré et C. Naud, 1898. First edition. 8vo., 186 pp., 40 pp. publisher's catalog at end. Cloth over flexible boards. A near fine copy. Letters and papers by these first inventors of photography, with annotations and comments by Colson; includes bibliographical footnotes. Texts in French. An early anthology... More
Paris: Ch. Chevalier, Puech et Cie, Guilloux, 1852. First edition. 8vo., 61 pp. Original printed paper wrappers with a release stamp from the S F P [Société Française de Photographie] indicating that this was a duplicate and released for sale in 1971; with the original bookseller's stamp on the front..... More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1994. First edition. Oblong Small 4to., 112 pp., chiefly illustrated with b&w or toned stereo-views. A fine, as new copy in illustrated paper over boards (no jacket, as issued). An excellent survey and historical record. Includes stereopticon in rear pocket; bibliographical references and index. More