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, 1883. Abney. First American edition. 8vo., vii, 192 pp., 36 pp. adverts, engraved illustrations. Printed stiff wrappers. The lightly chipped and stained wrappers have been expertly repaired and attached with a new printed paper spine. Small piece torn from the top corner of the first blank;..... More
INSTRUCTION IN PHOTOGRAPHY
London: Puiper & 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
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 ANSCO MEMO CAMERA: THE ALL-PURPOSE STILL-CINE CAMERA. A BOOK OF EXPLANATION AND INSTRUCTIONS.
Binghamton, NY: Agfa Ansco Corporation, [ca. 1927]. Narrow 24mo., 54 pp., illustrated. Pictorial stiff wrappers. Very good. A manual for using the Memo Camera, which uses a roll of motion picture film. The film could be printed by contact or enlargement, or the negative strips could be printed on positive..... 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
LE PASSÉ, LE PRESENT ET L'AVENIR DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE. ; MANUEL PRATIQUE DE PHOTOGRAPHIE.
Paris: E. Dentu, Libraire-Éditeur, 1861. First edition. 8vo., 47 pp. Illustrated wrappers. Light soiling to the wrappers, with scattered light foxing in the text. A very good copy. Menut Alexander Alophe, 1812 - 1883, studied under Paul Delaroche and Camille Roqueplan. As Pierre-Lin Renié wrote, "Alophe epitomizes the mediocre painter..... 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
DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, MANUFACTURED BY ANTHONY AND SCOVILL COMPANY, INCLUDING ALL THE DESIRABLE GOODS IN THE LINE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS FOR STUDIO AND PHOTO ENGRAVING WORK, AS WELL AS THE LATEST CONTRIVANCES FOR AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY
New York: Anthony and Scovill Co., 1903. 8vo., 222 pp., illustrated with engravings. Lacking the wrappers; chipping and tears to the first 2 leaves of adverts. Good. In 1901, the two largest American manufacturers and distributors of photographic equipment and supplies joined as the Anthony & Scovill Co.; in 1907..... 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
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. GÉNÉRALITÉS. - PLAQUES SOUPLES. THÉORIE ET PRATIQUE DES TROIS DÉVELOPPEMENTS AU FER, A L'ACIDE PYROGALLIQUE ET A L'HYDROQUINONE
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1889. First ed. 8vo., vii, 132 pp. Rebound in new stiff paper wrappers with the original wrappers mounted to front and rear. Some creases, else very good. Volume one of two. More
L'HYDROQUINONE: NOUVELLE MÉTHODE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT.
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, Imprimeurs Libraires, Éditeurs de la Bibliothèque Photographique, 1889. First edition. 12mo., vi, 26 pp., (12) pp. publisher's catalog. Newly added facsimile wrappers. A fine copy. Sewn in at rear is the publisher's "Catalogue de Photographie." Roosens and Salu No. 3047. More
METHODE POUR EMPLOYER LE PAPIER TRANSPARENT AU GÉLATINO BRÔMURE D' ARGENT.; POUR CLICHÉS ET POSITIFS PAR TRANSPARENCE [cover title]
Paris: MM. Puech, [1884]. First edition. 8vo., 15 pp. Printed wrappers. Near fine. Eder discusses, in his chapter "Film Photography and the Rapid Growth of Amateur Photography," (HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY) the advantages of using light sensitive paper over glass plates and lists the various inventors who advanced the processes. He..... More