NY: Robinson & Caswell, 1856. First edition. 8vo., xii, 175 pp. Publisher's decoratively blind-stamped cloth, gilt title on the upper cover. Short chip at the top of the spine, slightly extending to the upper board; slight stain at the bottom 1 1/2 inches of the front cover; scattered foxing. Very..... More

Parisiis: Ex Typographia Firminorum Didot, 1855. First edition, as such. 12mo., xlvi, 299 pp., 18 mounted albumen photographs, and 2 double-page maps with tissue guards, a.e.g. Bound in a later full morocco, decorated with rules and corner ornaments in blind, patterned endpapers. The gutter is partially opened at the title-page..... More

London and Glasgow: Richard Griffin and Company, 1854. Fourth edition, revised. 8vo., [ix] adverts, series title page, chromolithograph frontispiece, xii, 329 pp., [2] pp. adverts, 87 b&w engraved figures, 1 b&w engraved chapter vignette. May, 1854 CATALOGUE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS bound into rear and partially loose Publisher's blind embossed cloth..... More

Glasgow: Richard Griffin and Co., 1841. First edition. 8vo., viii, 96 pp., lithographic frontispiece showing an image in positive and negative, with 29 illustrations in text. The frontispiece shows staining and foxing at the edges; a few leaves have creased corners and modest foxing. The top and bottom of the..... More

Southampton: Photo-Zincographed by Her Majesty's Command at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Colonel Sir H. James, Director. 1862. First ed. Folio, (vi), 16 pp.; illustration, text in red and black. The original 4 pp. prospectus has been tipped-in following the text. Decoratively blind-embossed cloth with gilt title and emblem, recased..... More

San Francisco: Published for an exhibition organized by Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1986. First ed. 8vo., 47 pp., frontis, 27 plates, detailed listing of the 78 daguerreotypes exhibited. Pictorial stiff wrappers. Slight wear to extremities..... More

Seebruck am Chiemsee: HeeringVerlag, 1979. First ed. Small 4to., 279 pp., (1) advert, numerous b&w photos, 6 in color. Illustrated paper over boards. Spine toned. Very good. A detailed and extensive work; the chapters include an overview of the development of the daguerreotype; individual practitioners and histories by cities and..... More

Paris: Amyot, [1861]. First edition. 8vo., 330 pp., 65 illustrations in text. Contemporary quarter leather with title and decorations in gilt with marbled paper over boards; edges and hinges rubbed; contents clean and very good. Presented in nine parts: the first part offers a comprehensive history starting with Euclid to..... More

Paris: Librairie Scientifique-Industrielle de L. Mathias (Augustin), 1847. 2 volumes. Thick 4tos., unpaged, illustrated. Half calf and cloth with gilt rules and title on spine, cloth slightly stained, spine and tips rubbed, scattered foxing, else very good. Contains early information regarding photography, lenses, panoramas, photoengraving, photolithography, sensitized papers, etc.... More

Paris: Chez L'auteur, 1868. First edition. 8vo., 28 pp., occasional light foxing and mild creasing. A very good copy in the original printed wrappers. Laid-in is a 4 pp. illustrated brochure by Lafon de Camarsac promoting his ceramic portraits and showing the various sizes with corresponding prices; scattered foxing; else..... More

Paris: Lerebours et Secretan, 1854. Édition nouvelle renfermant tous les perfectionnements apportés a cert art jusqu'a ce jour. 8vo., [ii], title page, [v], [1] 387 pp. Original printed wrappers, bound in modern half morocco and marbled paper over boards with the spine in six compartments and titled in gilt. There..... More

Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago and The University of Chicago Press, 1987. Le Gray, Gustave. First ed. Oblong 4to., 184 pp., frontis, over 100 photos and illustrations. A near fine copy in a very good illustrated dust jacket. Gustave Le Gray (1820-1882), a French painter and photographer was the..... More

Paris: Musée des Arts Décoratifs/Flammarion, 1986. Le Secq, Henri. First edition. 4to., 191 pp., full-page captioned photos, plus a pictorial catalogue of 717 images in reduced format. A fine copy in pictorial dust jacket, housed in the publisher's plain cardstock slipcase. Le Secq (1818-1882), a painter, was commissioned in 1851..... More