INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHY:
NY: The Scovill and Adams Company, 1895. First U.S. edition. 12mo., (viii), 95, [1], ii pp., adverts, illustrated. Printed stiff paper wrappers. Near fine. Roosens and Salu No. 5321. OCLC locates only seven copies. More
MANUALS & TECHNOLOGY
PHOTOGRAPHY WITH EMULSIONS: A TREATISE ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICAL WORKING OF GELATINE AND COLLODION EMULSION PROCESSES.
NY: Scovill Manufacturing Company, 1886. Abney. Second American edition. 8vo., vii, 192 pp., 36 pp. adverts, engraved illustrations. Printed stiff wrappers. The wrappers are lightly chipped, worn and stained; the first 75 pages have a small stain limited to the fore edge. Owner's ink stamp on the title page. A...... More
INSTRUCTION IN PHOTOGRAPHY:
London: Piper & Carter, 1874. First trade edition after a privately printed edition. 12mo., viii, errata slip, 168 pp., viii adverts, illustrations in text, adverts. Original printed wrappers lightly worn and soiled, hand lettered "ABNEY '74" on the blank spine. Very good. Photomechanical techniques and detailed information on a wide..... More
INSTRUCTION IN PHOTOGRAPHY:
London: Piper & Carter, 1882. Fifth edition. 12mo., viii, errata slip, 314 pp., viii adverts, illustrations in text, adverts. Contemporary quarter leather and marbled paper over boards, scuffed and rubbed, rebacked with the original spine laid-down. A good copy. Photomechanical techniques and detailed information on a wide variety of negative..... More
BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY:
Göteborg, Sveden: Victor Hasselblad Aktiebolag, 1980. First English language edition. 8vo., 28 pp., 13 plates from photographs, other illustrations in text. Stapled into photo-illustrated wrappers. Light wear. Very good. The contents are based upon Adams' five books in the Basic Photo Series. Text in English. More
CAMERA AND LENS: THE CREATIVE APPROACH STUDIO, LABORATORY AND OPERATION.
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY: Morgan & Morgan, 1970. Adams, Ansel. First revised edition. 8vo., 304 pp., illustrated. Near fine in a slightly worn pictorial dust jacket. For those who still use film and the darkroom, an essential reference and manual. For those of the digital era, yes, even you can benifit from..... More
PHOTOGRAPHIC INSTRUCTOR, FOR THE PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR:
NY: Scovill and Adams, 1892. Fourth edition. 8vo., 215 pp., illustrations in text, plate with tissue guard. Newly bound in paper over boards, with printed label on front. Slight foxing especially at edges, faint stains, a few tips creased; else very good. This manual leads the reader through darkroom procedures..... More
PHOTOGRAPHIC INSTRUCTOR, FOR THE PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR:
NY: Scovill and Adams, 1897. Sixth edition, eighth thousand. 8vo., 215 pp., illustrations in text. Publisher's decorative illustrated paper wrappers. Previous owner's neat stamp on the title page; a small sliver is lacking from the blank rear wrapper; else near fine. This manual leads the reader through darkroom procedures, printing..... More
AGFA ANSCO MATERIALS FOR PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC USE: CAMERAS, PAPER, FILMS, CHEMICALS. Catalog 54 P.
Binghamton, NY: Agfa Ansco Corporation, [1936]. Revised to January 1, 1936. Small 8vo., [52] pp., illustrations from photographs. Stiff paper wrappers, which are rubbed; one 4 pp. signature is detached, small stain to the blank margin of a few leaves, ink additions and revisions to some prices. Very good. [with]..... More
AGFA FORMULAS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC USE:
Binghamton, NY: Agfa Ansco Corporation, [1937]. Small 8vo., 32 pp. Stiff paper wrappers. Pencil and ink notations. Very good. Contents include chemistry for the photographer, components and action of developers, fixer, mixing; Agfa formulas - developers, fixers, reducers, intensifiers, toners; chemicals and prepared developers. More
AGFA PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS FOR AMATEUR USE: CAMERAS, AND ACCESSORIES, FILMS, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS. REVISED TO AUGUST 1940.
Binghamton, NY: Agfa Ansco Corporation, 1940. 8vos., 40 pp., illustrations from photographs. Pictorial stiff wrappers, which are lightly rubbed. Very good. A priced and indexed catalogue of cameras, films, papers and chemicals. More
THE PROCESSING OF AGFA NEGATIVE MATERIAL:
Berlin: I.G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, Agfa, 1938. Small 8vo., 101 pp. Stiff paper wrappers. The lower tip of the last 50 pages are creased. Stamped on the margin of the front wrapper and title page, "Return to Adv. Dept." Very good. Discusses various Agfa films, development and developers... More
"AGFA" HANDBOOK ON THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS OF THE ACTIEN-GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ANILIN-FABRIKATION BERLIN, GERMANY:
New York: Berlin Aniline Works, [ca. 1900]. 12mo., 88, pp., [viii] blanks. Illustrations from engravings. Stiff paper wrappers, stain on rear wrapper. Signatures loose and laid-in wrappers; else very good. Discusses and describes Agfa developers in substance and ready for use, intensifiers, reducers, isolar plates and flat films. Includes useful..... More
AGFA: HANDBOOK OF DEVELOPMENT:
Berlin: I.G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, Agfa, ca. 1950. 12mo., 80 pp. Stiff paper wrappers. Very good. The process of development, composition of developers, making solutions, fine-grain development, development of photographic papers, causes of faulty results, etc. Text in English. More
AGFA PHOTO HANDBOOK:
[Berlin: Agfa [Actien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-fabrikation], ca. 1915. 12mo., 296 pp., illustrations from b&w photographs and drawings. Stiff paper wrappers. Very good. Complete instructions for the beginner, from choice of cameras through film developing, printing the picture and printing-out papers, exposures, dark room and its illumination, etc. Makes specific reference to..... More
ANSCO AMATEUR CAMERAS:
Binghamton, NY: Ansco Company, 1920. 8vo., 48 pp., illustrations. Pictorial stiff wrappers. Front wrapper has short closed tears and a small crease; very good. An illustrated catalogue of cameras, lenses, accessories and supplies; includes technical specifications and prices. More
LE DAGUERRÉOTYPE: Rapport fait à l'Académie des Sciences de Paris le 19 août 1839.
Caen: L'Echoppe, 1987 [1839]. 12mo., 25 pp. Printed stiff wrappers with a slight bruise to the front lower tip. Near fine. Reprinting the text from tome xxxv de La France littéraire, 1839. Limited to 800 copies. More
ANNUAIRE GÉNÉRAL ET INTERNATIONAL DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE.
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
LE GÉLATINO-BROMURE D'ARGENT: SA PREPARATION, SON EMPLOI, SON DEVELOPPEMENT.
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1883. First edition. 12mo., v, 72, [1] pp. Contemporary cloth-backed marbled paper over boards, morocco spine label rubbed; foxed throughout; else, very good. Roosens and Salu No.1147. More
COLLECTION MICHEL AUER:
Hermance: Michel Auer, 1972. First edition. Square 8vo., 144 pp., Printed stiff wrappers. Near fine. Detailed entries for 968 items, including daguerreotypes, callotypes, and every form of camera and apparatis for still and motion pictures, all represented by a thumbmail photograph. More
TRICHROME PRINTING BY THE AUTOTYPE CARBRO PROCESS:
London: The Autotype Company, [ca. 1925]. First edition. 12mo., 26 pp. Stiff wrappers, which are lightly soiled. Light foxing on first and last few leaves, else very good. A subtractive color process, which is similar to dye transfer; 3 color pigment sheets are used to transfer images from separation negatives..... More
TRICHROME PRINTING BY THE AUTOTYPE CARBRO PROCESS:
London and West Ealing: The Autotype Company; New York: George Murphy, agents for the USA, [ca. 1930]. Second edition. 8vo., 35 pp., illustrated. Stiff wrappers with cloth spine; cracked at the gutter between p. 6 - 7, but firm. Very good. "The present illustrated edition ... has been entirely re-written..... More
JO BABCOCK, LOW TECH: PINHOLE CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHS.
San Francisco: San Francisco Artspace, 1989. Babcock, Jo. First edition. Oblong 8vo., (12) pp., 10 b&w photos. Die-cut stiff wrappers. Very good. Jo Babcock transforms objects into pinhole cameras -- suitcases, paint cans, mailboxes, gallery spaces and even Volkswagen buses. Babcock received his BFA and MFA from the San Francisco..... More
PRICE LIST OF CHEMICAL AND SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS AND PURE CHEMICALS MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY BAIRD & TATLOCK...
London: Baird & Tatlock, 1894. 8vo., 291 pp., over 1500 illustrations from engravings. Gilt-titled publisher's cloth; hinges show slight cracking, edges stained red. Paper repair to the front blank flyleaf. Owner's neat signature on the title page. Very good. A priced catalogue of chemicals and the various apparatus required by..... More
TRAITÉ DE PHOTOGRAPHIE PAR LES PROCÉDÉS PELLICULAIRES. TOME PREMIER [and] TOME SECOND.
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1889, 1890. First editions. Royal 8vo., vii, 132 pp.; 138 pp. The first volume has been recased in new stiff wrappers with the original front wrapper mounted on the upper cover. Text shows a few light creases. The second volume is fine in the original publisher's..... More