London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1841. First ed. Thick 8vo., viii, 815, [1] pp., illustrations, tables, forms. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, raised bands on spine with gilt decoration, marbled endpapers and edges. Slight crease to the blank margin of the first few leaves. Cracks to the hinges... More about A DICTIONARY OF THE ART OF PRINTING

Wien: Verlag von Carl Gerold's Sohn, 1864 - 1908. First editions. 8vos., variable paginations, with mounted original albumen photographic plates. 43 volumes. This set was acquired from the British Patent Office and bears their stamp throughout. A few volumes show early dampstaining, and thirty-six volumes have been newly-bound in quarter... More about PHOTOGRAPHISCHE CORRESPONDENZ.; TECHNISCHE, ARTISTISCHE UND COMMERZIELLE MITTHEILUNGEN AUS DEM...

Amsterdam: Letteren & Kunst, 1964. First German language ed. Small thick 4to., 303 pp., plus (14) pp. notes and index, profusely illustrated in gravure, several color plates, one of which has an embossed illustrated acetate overlay. Fine in a near fine illustrated dust jacket. A remarkable illustrated historical survey and... More about PHOTOGRAPHIE IM WANDEL DER ZEITEN

London: Lovell Reeve, 1858. First edition. 8vo., 451 pp., approx. 45 pp. advertisements, including the catalogue of one hundred stereoscopic views of Egypt and Nubia, published by Negretti & Zambra; 20 mounted albumen stereographs with tissue guards, engraved map. Gilt-decorated textured cloth, t.e.g. Lightly rubbed on extremities, head and foot-cap... More about TENERIFFE, AN ASTRONOMER'S EXPERIMENT: OR, SPECIALITIES OF A RESIDENCE ABOVE THE CLOUDS

Essen: Museum Folkwang Essen, 1963. Hill, David Octavius; Adamson, Robert. First edition. Small 4to., (18) pp., 41 sepia-toned plates. Photo-illustrated stiff wrappers which are lightly rubbed on the blank rear panel. A small MoMA identification label affixed to the blank reverse of the front wrapper. Near fine. An early German... More about DAVID OCTAVIUS HILL, ROBERT ADAMSON; INKUNABELN DER PHOTOGRAPHIE

London: Scientific Publishing Co., 1884-1899. First editions. 4tos., variable paginations. 30 volumes. A long and unbroken run from Vol. 1, No. 1, October 10, 1884 - Vol. 30, No. 795, December 29, 1899. A few volumes show early dampstaining, and all volumes have been newly bound in quarter cloth and... More about THE AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER

[London]: Printed by J. & H. Cox, Brothers, 74 & 75, Great Queen Street, Lincoln's-Inn Fields, 1841. First edition. 4to., 4 pp. Aside from a fewfaint pinpoint spots of foxing, this is a fine, near new copy. Housed in a custom made cloth chemise and slipcase, titled in gilt along... More about THE PROCESS OF TALBOTYPE [FORMERLY CALLED CALOTYPE] PHOTOGENIC DRAWING, COMMUNICATED TO THE ROYAL...

London: Horne, Thornthwaite and Wood, 1845. Second edition, enlarged. 8vo., 5 - 62 pp., 3 engraved plates. Lacking preliminary leaves through the title page and the catalogue of photographic supplies, p. 63 - 72. Removed from a bound volume, this has added contemporary leaves of manuscript formulas by Dr. Hugh... More about A GUIDE TO PHOTOGRAPHY:; CONTAINING SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL DETAILS OF THE LATEST AND MOST IMPROVED...

New York: Joseph H. Ladd, 1864, 1866, and 1867. First editions. 12mos. 3 volumes. [1864] 144 pp., plus illustrated adverts. Publisher's cloth, decorated in blind and tilted in gilt on the upper cover. The cloth shows stains and wear; scattered foxing, stains and toning. [1866] 106 pp., adverts. The original... More about THE AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHIC ALMANAC:; BEING AN ANNUAL APPENDIX TO HUMPHREY'S JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY...

Paris: La Librairie Encyclopédique De Roret, 1851. Nouvelle édition, entièrement refondue, ornée de figures, et mise au courant des perfectionnements les plus récents. 16mo., xvi, 368 pp., 90 pp. publisher's catalogue, illustrations in text, and one large folding engraved plate with 36 figures. Quarter vellum gilt with spine label and..... More about NOUVEAU MANUEL COMPLET DE PHOTOGRAPHIE SUR MÉTAL, SUR PAPIER ET SUR VERRE. CONTENANT TOUTE LES...

Paris: Chez tous les librairies, [ca. 1860]. Second edition. 16mo., 216 pp., albumen photographic frontispiece. Occasional light foxing. Contemporary quarter morocco spine titled and decorated in gilt, with rubbed marbled paper over boards. Early owner's ex-libris affixed to the front pastedown. A very good copy. This small book of literary... More about CES DAMES:; PORTRAITS DE MALAKOFF, DE ZOU-ZOU, DE RISETTE. PHOTOGRAPHIÉS PAR PIERRE PETIT

London: Kegan Paul, 1883. Fourth edition. 8vo., viii, 280 pp., mounted Woodburytype frontispiece with tissue guard, 5 plates which include examples of albumen and Woodbuytypes, copper-plate print from heliograph, and electotype from heliograph, and a survey map; text illustrations, adverts. Publisher's decorated cloth. Rebacked with the original spine laid down... More about THE CHEMISTRY OF LIGHT AND PHOTOGRAPHY:; IN THEIR APPLICATION TO ART, SCIENCE, AND INDUSTRY

Baltimore: Richard Walzl; John Cox, Book, Job and Poster Printer, 1872. Second edition. 12mo., original mounted albumen frontispiece with tissue guard, 179, [1] pp., illustrations, map. The printed and illustrated wrappers are also illustrated on the reverse. The wrappers are chipped at corners; a closed tear at the spine base... More about THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S FRIEND [SECOND EDITION.] A CONPENDIUM OF VALUABLE FORMULAE AND GENERAL...