Berlin: Ferd. Beyrich, circa 1861 - 1865. 6 loose folio cards, 34.8 x 42.5 cm., each with a mounted albumen print of varying sizes, from approximately 4 3/8 x 7 1/6 inches (11 x 18 cm.) to 8 3/8 x 9 5/8 inches (21.3 x 24.5 cm.). On the lower..... More
Leon, Mexico: Tip de Pablo Gomez, 1869. Bifolium, printed on the recto of the first leaf. Fine. Andrew Burgess (1837 - 1908) was born in Dresden, New York. The neighboring property was owned by Mathew Brady, with whom he apprenticed as an operator; eventually he owned Brady's studio for a...... More
London: J. & W. Chester, 1919. Coburn, Alvin Langdon. First edition. 4to., [8] pp. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Fine. The cover design by Coburn shows four dragons and decorative text. The words by L. Cranmer-Byng were set to music by Granville Bantock, who collaborated with Coburn once again in 1938, setting..... More
New York: E. & H.T. Anthony, circa 1863. Albumen photograph, 8.8 x 5.6 cm. mounted on a Carte de Visite mount. Reproduced from a satirical drawing. The printed reverse bears the imprint, "Published by E. & H.T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York, Manufacturers of the best Photographic Albums." Mild wear..... More
(NY): E. Weyhe, 1929. Cook, Howard Norton. Original wood engraving by Howard Norton Cook, 7 11/16 x 4 7/16 inches, with printed text below the image. Signed in the print. Fine on heavy woven stock with full margins. More
Syracuse, New York: SD. Elliott, [c 1888]. Broadside, 9 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches. printed recto only in a variety of types. Signed in script on the blank verso by D. Elliott and dated March 9, 1888. Old folds, very good. "E. L. Walrath & Co , Manufacturers of Gold..... More
Berlin: A. Asher & Co., Published for the Philological Society, 1863. 8vo., 103 pp. Contemporary glazed linen with leather spine label, expertly rebacked. The glazing has largely lifted with eneven fading. The front flyleaf is partially cracked and signed by a later owner; the text has an occasional spot of..... More
NY: Radtke, Lauckner & Co., ca 1890. Single sheet of thin laid paper 10 3/8 x8 inches, with a copper etching of a rustic cabin on a lake with a sail boat in the background. In holograph on the lower margin is " At Brennan & Davis' Monday & Tuesday..... More
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New York: Fairchild Aviation Corporation, 1927 ca. 4to., [60] leaves plus interleaves, photo-illustrated. Mimeographed typescript, printed on rectos only. Stiff paper binder with printed label on upper cover, bound with brads. A few creases and nicks to the binder, with a slight bump to the upper tip of the first..... More
Salem, Virginia: Bloomingdale's By Mail Ltd., 1985. First edition. 4to., 79 pp., color and b&w images from photographs. Glossy stapled wrappers, with addressee label affixed to rear wrapper. Slight toning, very good. The five photographers are: Horst P. Horst, Norman Parkinson, Francesco Scavullo, Deborah Turbeville, and Eric Meola. No copies..... More
Waterbury, CT. American Office Print, [ca. 1850]. Hayden. Broadside, 12 x 10 inches, text with decorative border. Fine. A fine example of an itinerant daguerreotypist's broadside. Purposefully, spaces for the town and building location have been left blank to accommodate the changing locales. More
[Lyon: Freres Lumière, 1896]. Small 4to., (4) pp. Printed on a thick woven stock in blue ink with gold border rules and decorations. Moderate toning and light foxing, with evidence of a prior horizontal fold. Very good. Enclosed in a four point pamphlet case of paper over boards with a...... More
Toledo, Ohio: McKecknie & Oswald, 1886. Single sheet, 6 14 x 5 3/8 inches, folded to make 4 printed pages. Short closed tears and creases at the edges, with general wear. McKecknie & Oswald operated a photographic studio at various addresses in Toledo, Ohio from 1883 - 1893. Additionally, they..... More
Dobbs Ferry, New York: Barbara Morgan, Willard & Barbara Morgan Archives, [c. 1980]. Morgan, Barbara. Poster, single sheet 26 x 20 inches [66.04 x 50.8 cm]. Fine. SIGNED by the photographer beneath the image on the right. Barbara Morgan (1900 - 1992) was an accomplished photographer, and co-founder of the..... More
Dobbs Ferry, New York: Barbara Morgan, Willard & Barbara Morgan Archives, [c. 1980]. Morgan, Barbara. Poster, single sheet 26 x 22 inches [66.04 x 55.88 cm]. Fine. SIGNED by the photographer beneath the image on the right. Barbara Morgan (1900 - 1992) was an accomplished photographer, and co-founder of the..... More
[NY: WLIB, 1968]. Printed postcard, 6 1/8 x 4 in. [16.6 x 10.1 cm.] With two uncancelled 2 cent Thomas Jefferson stamps affixed to the blank verso. Fine. Founded by Elias Godofsky in 1942, WLIB went through several iterations, including classical music, jazz and gospel, with studios in Harlem... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1927. First edition. 12mo., xvi, 1029 pp. Publisher's navy blue cloth, titled in gilt on the spine. Tears at the spine ends, tips rubbed through; a well used copy. Beaumont Newhall's copy, SIGNED with his pencil signature on the front free flyleaf, dated 1932. Additionally..... More
Philadelphia: Willis & Clements, [1880 - 1910]. Single sheet, 7 x 23 inches, accordion folded to make 14 printed pages. Very good. Essentially a trade catalog, which provides general instructions for processing and presenting Willis & Clements' various platinotype papers, with a price list for the papers and various mounts..... More
n. p. Press of the Dingbat, 1988. First edition. 8vo., 10 pp., portrait frontispiece. Printed wrappers. Fine. George Pratt (1914 - 1988) was an author and historian of the silent film at the George Eastman House. Limited to 200 copies. More
Los Angeles: Vesta Music Corporation, 1953. 4to., [4] pp. Pictorial self wrappers. "Waltz" penciled on front, several small creases at the tips; a good or better copy. "I saw half of a photograph, and it took my breath away. For that face on that photograph, was my love of yesterday..."..... More
Baltimore: The Theatre Guild, 1995. Stieglitz, Alfred. Original poster for the play staring Stacy Keach and Margot Kidder, 22 x 14 inches, printed in color on heavy stock. Slight bump at one corner, else fine. This "The Great American Romance" initially toured in 1995 with revivals ongoing to this date..... More
(Prague: Frantisek Tichy, 1938). A b&w drypoint engraving, image size 3 3/4 x 6 1/16 in., on a larger sheet. Housed in a contemporary metal and glass frame, with a finished window mat. Lightly soiled vellum covers the frame's edges. A very good impression. Czech photographer, Josef Sudek (1896-1976), INSCRIBED..... More
London: John Murray, 1847. First edition. 8vo., vii, 492 pp., with 16 pp. of advertisements dated July, 1846. Publisher's cloth decorated in blind and titled in gilt on the spine. Tips slightly curled and rubbed; a clean tear at the rear joint and at the spine crown have been expertly..... More
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
New York: Published under the auspices of the American Institute by Frederick M. Crosset, 1897. 8vo., 66 pp., illustrated, adverts. Decorative paper wrappers. Wrappers detached and edge-chipped, else very good. The American Institute's first fair was started in 1828, it was founded "for the purpose of encouraging and promoting domestic..... More