Garden City, NY: AMPHOTO, 1979. Laughlin, Clarence John. First edition. 4to., viii, 127 pp., 96 full-page photos. A fine copy in pictorial dust jacket. INSCRIBED by Clarence John Laughlin on page 88, plate titled, The Enshadowed Pillars (Chretien Point Plantation, between Lafayette and Opelusas) c. 1940. Among the photographers included..... More
Paris: N.-P. Lerebours, 1843. Fourth edition. 8vo., [vi], 203 pp., folding engraved plate, plus 14 pp. catalogue (possibly lacking a terminal leaf). Publisher's original printed blue wrappers, which are chipped at the spine ends and have a 3-inch separation along the front joint. There is scattered foxing to the text..... More
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Daytona Beach, Florida: R. H. LeSesne, c. 1920. LeSesne, R. H. 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches Haberle-tone (Orotone) in original gesso-decorated gilded frame. Original sealing paper backing, largely chipped and torn, yet unopened, with the photographer's label "R.H. LeSesne, Frame Department, Daytona Florida" affixed at the bottom edge. A...... More
![Item #53015 FLORIDA PATH WITH PALM TREES AND WILLOWS [Tomoka River] [Descriptive title]. R. H....](/pictures/thumb/53015.jpeg?v=1573656566)
Daytona Beach, Florida: R. H. LeSesne, c. 1920. LeSesne, R. H. 13 3/8 x 10 1/2 inches Haberle-tone (Orotone) in original gesso-decorated gilded frame. Original sealing paper backing, chip and torn, with the photographer's label "Haberle-tones / Are photographs made on glass instead of paper, which gives them a brilliancy..... More
![Item #53014 FLORIDA SHORE WITH PALM TREES [Descriptive title]. R. H. LeSesne, Richard, Habersham](/pictures/thumb/53014.jpeg?v=1573656565)
Daytona Beach, Florida: R. H. LeSesne, c. 1920. LeSesne, R. H. 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches Haberle-tone (Orotone) in original gesso-decorated gilded frame. Original sealing paper backing is lacking, with the photographer's label "R.H. LeSesne, Frame Department, Daytona Florida" affixed at the bottom edge. A few slight blemishes to..... More
1945 - 1953. A group of 4 letters to [Stuart L.] Hannon, comprised of 2 pp. ALs July 24, 1945 on Dunsany Castle letterhead; 1 p. ALs August 11, [1945] on Dunsany Castle letterhead; 2 pp. TLs March 11, 1948 on Dunsany Castle letterhead ; 1 p. TLS August 8..... More
NY: Powerhouse Books, 2007. First edition. 8vo., 191 pp., b&w plates from photographs. A fine, as new copy in the photo-illustrated paper over boards, with a matching dust jacket. Boldly SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. A non-fictional account of James Ray Renton - thief, counterfeiter, and bank..... More
[Albuquerque]: Bleak Beauty Books, 2016. First edition. 12mo., 85 pp., illustrated from color photographs. Printed paper over boards with an inset color plate on the upper board. Issued without a dust jacket. Fine, as new. Boldly SIGNED by the author on the title page. The rear board appeares to have..... More
Clintondale, NY: Bleak Beauty/Filmhaus, 1989. Lyon, Danny. First ed. Oblong folio, (56) pp., numerous b&w photos. Pictorial spiral bound stiff wrappers. Fine. SIGNED. Arranged like a family photo-album; contains photos by Danny Lyon and by his family. More
Clintondale, NY: Bleak Beauty Books, 1988. Lyon, Danny. First edition. 4to., 63 pp., frontis, numerous full-page b&w photos. Pictorial stiff wrappers. Fine, as new. SIGNED by the photographer on the half-title page. The photographer's account of Haiti and the February Revolution. More
Revere, Pennsylvania: Lodima press, 2011. First edition. 8vo., 55 pp., 24 plates from b&w photographs. Black cloth, titled in silver ink. A fine, as new copy in the photo-illustrated dust jacket. Designed by Joan Lyons in an edition of 1500 copies, this copy is additionally signed by both poet and..... More
NY: Witkin Gallery, 1980. MacRae, Wendell. First edition. 8vo., [16] pp., plus 28 b&w photos, [2] pp. chronology, addenda laid in. Blue cloth, titled in gilt on the spine and upper cover. Housed in gilt-titled cloth slipcase. Slight fading along the spine and open end of the slipcase, else a...... More
Paris: Librairie Stock, 1925. Man Ray. First edition. Folio, [22] leaves printed recto only, with photogravure frontispiece by Man Ray. Loose as issued in printed wrappers. The frontispiece has left a transfer on the colophon leaf as is usual. A fine, unopened copy. Housed in a newly made chemise of..... More
Paris: G. Masson, éditeur, Librairie de l'Académie de Médecine, 1894. Marey. First edition. 8vo., 335 pp., with three leaves of plates, one folding. The text is further illustrated with 214 drawings, charts, graphs, and from b&w photographs. Later binding of quarter blue morocco and cloth with the spine in six..... More
Paris: Librairie Germer Baillière, 1873. First edition. 8vo., x, 299, 48 pp., 117 figures in text. An occasional spot of foxing and mild toning. Publisher's deep cranberry/plum colored cloth, decorated and titled in gilt on the upper board with emblem in gilt on the rear board, rebacked in complimentary cordovan..... More
![Item #26580 MÉMOIRE SUR LE VOL DES INSECTES ET DES OISEAUX [with] MÉMOIRE SUR LE VOL DES...](/pictures/thumb/26580.jpeg?v=1496691343)
[Paris: Laboratoire de Physiologie de M. Marey, 1869]. First edition. 8vo., 151-252 pp., errata, 42 illustrations. [with] MÉMOIRE SUR LE VOL DES INSECTES ET DES OISEAUX. Paris: G. Masson, 1872. First edition. 8vo., (ii), 62 pp., 23 illustrations. The first part has occasional foxing, primarily at the fore edge and..... More
New York: The Dance Observer, 1945. First edition. Small 4to., [87] pp., illustrated from b&w drawings. Printed stiff wrappers. Previous owner's neat signature on the front flyleaf; light wear to the wrapper edges. A very good copy. SIGNED by the artist. More
New York: Lustrum Press, 1973. Martone, Michael. First edition. 4to., [iii] pp., plus 49 full-page b&w photos. Pictorial stiff wrappers. Near fine. SIGNED, and inscribed by the photographer. Born in New York City in 1941, Martone first studied photography at the High School of Performing Arts in New York in..... More
Terezín: Památnik Terezín, 1968. Matoušek, Ota. First edition. 8vo., [17] pp., 8 plates. Stitched printed wrappers it the printed dust jacket, which is toned and discolored at the fore edge. Ota Matoušek (1890 - 1977) born in Pilzen, Czechoslovakia, Matousek studied at the Prague Academy from 1910 to 1915. During..... More
Long Beach, California: Long Beach Museum of Art, 1974. McCafferty, Jay D. First ed. $to., [1] pp., 25 cards illustrated from photographs, printed both verso and recto to form a time-lapse sequence showing the movement of the sun and waves on a Stupa placed on the beach. The cards are..... More
[London: Headley Brothers, printers, 1961. First edition - Offprint. 8vo., 173-197 pp., portrait. Printed paper wrappers which are moderately soiled. Light creasing. Very good. A biographical tribute to Dr. Mees, who joined the Eastman Kodak Company in 1912 and created and directed their research laboratories. Contains a bibliography of 4..... More
[London: Royal Institution of Great Britain], 1890. First edition. 8vo., 11 pp. Stapled self-wrappers. Creased vertically; moderate foxing. Handwritten in ink at the top of the first page, "With the author's compliments." In this brief history of the discovery, the author examines the interpretation of the term "photography", which literally..... More
NY: Lawrence Miller Gallery, 1988. Metzker, Ray K. First edition. 8vo., (16) pp., 10 full-page b&w photographs (including cover image). Pictorial stiff wrappers. Near fine. INSCRIBED. Ray K. Metzker, (b. 1931) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, received his B.A. from Beloit College, Wisconsin, and his M.S. from the Institute of Design. Includes..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1899. First edition. 8vo., (iv), 31 pp., illustrated from b&w photographs, drawings and diagrams. Printed paper wrappers which are moderately soiled; with a splatter stain and lightly edge-chipped. SIGNED presentation from the author on the half-title page. Very good. At the head of the title: Enseignement supérieur de..... More
Los Angeles: Alskog, 1975. Michals, Duane. First edition. Small 4to., 96 pp., numerous b&w and color photos. A very good or better copy in the illustrated stiff wrappers. SIGNED by the photographer on the title page. This volume explores, in depth, Michals work philosophy, methodology and technical data. Part of..... More