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ph307.jpg (38118 bytes)PHOTOGRAPHERS WITH CAMERA. Cabinet card, 6 1/2” x 4 1/4”, photo two men seated, one resting a camera on his lap, the other holds a lens in his hands. Snyder, La Jose, Pa. Imprint. Fine condition. . (Ph.307); $575.

ph315.jpg (69000 bytes)PHOTOGRAPHERS ADVERTISING CARD. Nice Advertising cabinet card, 6 1/2 x 4 1/4”, for Frederiksen studio. Has a collection of various portraits and outdoor views along the perimeter, the interior views show his studio exterior and interior. Frederiksen, New York imprint on bottom of mount and on verso. Some light minor soiling, o/w Fine condition. (Ph. 315); $425.

ph305.jpg (42839 bytes)PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO INTERIOR . Cabinet card, 6 1/2” x 4 1/4”, showing the interior of Bissell’s photographers studio. Several large format portraits can be seen displayed, along with other furniture and displays. Bissell, Effingham, Ill imprint. Another photo, possible Bissell’s house, is mount on verso. Fine cond. (Jb.,305);$375.

ph313.jpg (62787 bytes)PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY EXTERIOR. Stereo view, 7” x 3 1/2”. View in Olney, Illinois showing Burnett & Sons Photo Gallery. Burnett’s Stereoscopic Views, Olney Illinois imprint. Exhibits light soiling and wear, overall Vg-F. (Ph.313); $450.

ph309.jpg (69112 bytes)ITINERANT PHOTOGRAPHER’S STUDIO. Stereo, 4” x 7”, View of photographer’s tent , with north light opening, , small sign reads “Photographs”. No photographer’s imprint, location unknown. Images good, mount exhibits some wear and soiling. (Ph309); $325.

ph314.jpg (80725 bytes)ITINERANT PHOTO STUDIO. 4” x 4 3/4” gelatin photo mounted on 7” x 10” album page. View of Itinerant photographer’s tent, large sign “ Photos” affixed to tent, smaller sign hangs from building. Ca. 1890s. Image VG, glue remnants surround image on mount. (Ph314); $275.

ph317.jpg (44797 bytes)BON TON PHOTOGRAPHER’S ILLUSTRATED MAT. Ca. 1900 Paper mat housing a tintype, 3 1/4” x 4 3/4’. Very nice illustration of the Bon Ton Tintypes Tent. Tintype of seated men. Exhibits some wear along edges, diagonal crease, o/w Vg condition. (Ph317); $100.

ph320.jpg (95540 bytes)PHOTOGRAPHER WITH CAMERA. Cabinet card, 61/2” x 4 1/4”. View of William Beck (or assistant) with camera on tripod. Wm. Beck, Morrisville, Ill imprint. Tip of t/r corner missing, not affecting image, o/w fine cond. (Ph.320); $795.

ph306.jpg (23303 bytes)PHOTOGRAPHER'S ADVERTISING CDV. 2 1/” x 4 1/8”. “Family Pets Made by A. D. Tyler, Jr. PHOTOGRAPHER! Successor to the Late A. R. Davis 38 Main Street , Biddeford, Me.” imprinted in image surrounded by collage of children’s photos. The back has been painted black, o/w fine cond. (Ph.306); $295.

ph318.jpg (48957 bytes)LADY WITH STEREO VIEWER. Cabinet card, 6 1/4” x 4 1/4”. View of seated lady holding Holmes style viewer and card. No photographer’s imprint. T/r corner has a light crease, o/w Fine. (Ph.318); $85.

ph302.jpg (41146 bytes)CHILDREN WITH STEREO VIEWER. Cabinet card, 6 1/4” x 4 1/4”. View of three children, middle child holds a Holmes style viewer and card. No photographer’s imprint. Fine. (Ph.302); $85.

ph321.jpg (104309 bytes)CHILD WITH STEREO VIEWER. Cabinet card, 6 1/4” x 4 1/4”. View of standing child with viewer and cards. Aber, Auburn, Ind. photographer’s imprint. Some minor light wear and use, overall Fine. (Ph.321); $85.

ph322.jpg (72551 bytes)PHOTOGRAPHER’S ADVERTISING ENVELOPE. 3 1/4” x 5 1/2” Levi Henry, Bonaparte, Iowa. Trimmed on rt side, overall VG-F.(Ph.322); $45.

ph326.jpg (295858 bytes)STEREOSCOPE ADVERTISING FLYER. 12 1/2” x 5 3/4”. Handsome multi-color foldout advertising flyer for the Perfecscope. Some small tears on bottom, original fold lines, overall VG-F. (Ph.326); $150.

ph323.jpg (71907 bytes)PHOTOGRAPHIC STOCK HOUSE ADVERTISING ENVELOPE. 3 1/4” x 5 1/2” , A.L. Clark’s Photographic Stock House, Dubuque, Iowa. 1884. Overall Fine cond. (Ph.323); $45.

ph325.jpg (122022 bytes)PHOTOGRAPHER’S TRADE CARD. Diecut card to represent a artist palette, app. 3” x 4”.. Frear’s Art Studio, Ithaca, N.Y. Some minor edge wear along top, back has small round paper affixed, o/w Fine. (Ph.325); $45

ph324.jpg (52038 bytes)PHOTOGRAPHER’S TRADE CARD. Diecut card to represent a artist palette, app. 3” x 4”. Rubin Photographer, Ithaca, N.Y. Some loss of paper on cats head, o/w Fine. (Ph.324); $45.

 

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ph005.jpg (109185 bytes)1/6 PL. BOGARDUS DAGUERREOTYPE. 1840's 1/6 Plate(3 1/4" X 2 3/4") dag. of young lady.  Bogardus stamped in octogonal mat., Abraham Bogardus opened his daguerrian gallery in NYC in 1846, and is considered one of the premier 19th c. photographers. Recently cleaned, good, seals not intact, housed in mat, and full leather case  (G+ cond/repaired  spine). (Ph.005) $200.

 

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BOOKS ON PHOTOGRAPHY

3D HOLLYWOOD  Hayes,Susan Lloyd w/ Lloyd,Harold. . New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. First Edition. 4to (10 1/2" x 10 1/2"). Hard Cover. As New / As New dj. Collection of photographs by noted film comedian Harold Lloyd of never before seen stereo views of Hollywood stars reproduced in color (in stereo format ) with packaging and 3D glasses. (Ph.993);  $24.95

A CENTURY OF CAMERAS. Lothrop,Eaton S. . New York: Morgan & Morgan, 1973. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth. G+ / Good dj ( 2 sm tear long top & middle spine edge). Wonderfully illustrated variety of cameras from the collection of the international museum of photography at George Eastman House. 150 pp. (PH.939) $45.00

A TALENT FOR DETAIL:The Photographs of Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston 1889-1910) Daniel, Pete and Smock, Raymond. New York: Harmony Books, 1974 Cloth. First Edition. Oblong 8 3/4 x 10 7/8 Inches. 182 pp. G (ownership name on ffep. Some underlining of text)/G dj (several edge tears, small pc missing on back), Frontis photo, Text, Approx. 174 b/w photographs, Index of photographs. Johnston was a friend of George Eastman,  and a splendid photographer who became a leading turn-of-the-century photojournalist. (She was active into the 1930's.) A wonderful collection of her images obtained from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division  which are nicely reproduced in duotone. The subjects range from industrial, naval, education at black oriented institutions (including the deservedly well known Hampton Institute images) to portraits of notable figures of the early 1900's.(Ph.924); $30.

AMERICA AT THE CROSSROADS: GREAT PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE THIRTIES. Prescott, Jerome. Smithmark, 1995. First Edition. Oblong 4to (10" x 12"). Hard Cover. Fine / Fine dj. B&W photos. Thought provoking documentary photographs from Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Ben Shahn, etc. about a time when America was at the crossroads between it's rural traditions and the promise of a more modernistic future. (PH. 981) $35.00

AMERICAN MINIATURE CASE ART. Rinhart, Floyd and Marion. ; South Brunswick, N.J. And New York: A.S. Barnes, 1969. First Edition., Cloth., Very Good./Good.(has a scar down the middle on the front cover), Quarto. 205 pp. A well-illustrated history of the 19th century cases that housed and preserved daguerreotypes and ambrotypes. An early, scarce photography title. (Ph.932) $200.

ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC CAMERAS. Gross,Harry.  New York: Amphoto/Chilton, 1965. First Edition. 4to ( 10 1/4" x 7 1/4"). Cloth. VG / G DJ (repaired tear in dj, edge chipping). 192pp .Nicely illustrated volume on cameras including many other aspects of photographica including ,daguerreotypes, zoetropes, glass negatives etc. Excellent reference for collectors. (PH.986)  $75.00

ARTISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS: 19th Century Photography in Peoria. Peoria (IL) Historical Society,, Printer Wrapper. 38pgs., B/W photographica illlus., G copy slight wear on front cover on top. (PH.961) $18.00

ANSEL ADAMS. Letters and  Images 1916-1984. Alinder, Mary Street & Stillman Andrea Gray - Editors. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1988 Cloth. Near Fine/F dj. First Edition. 4to (11” x 9 1/2”)  Letters of the great American photographer, Ansel Adams along with 1115 photo illustrations. 401pp, photo illustrated, illustrated endpapers.  (PH914). $32.50

BEATON. Danzinger, James.  London: Secker & Warburg, 1980. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black Cloth. G/G DJ. 256 pp. "The most extensive collection of Beaton's work ever to be published. (PH. 951)  $40.00  

BEFORE BARBED WIRE . L. A. Huffman, Photographer on Horseback. Brown, Mark H. and Felton, W. R. New York: Bramhall House, 1956 HC/ later reprint - 11 1/4" x 8 1/2".  VG/ vg dj. Owner name ffep.  256 pages. Indexed. Numerous  black & white photographs. L.A. Huffman, the frontier photographer of Miles City, Montana, has been called the 'Brady of the West' and many belive no other early photographer succeeded as well as he in recording the daily life of the Pioneer West. (See also the companion book The Frontier Years). (PH.917) $65.

CALIFORNIA IN DEPTH. Crain, Jim. . San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1994. First Edition. 4 to ( 10" x10"). Hard Cover. As New / As New Dj. 112pp. The early history of California as viewed through a stereoscope. Wonderful selection of the best of the author's collection: settlers, Indians, miners, the Pacific Railroad, the building of San Francisco, and the beautiful countryside that has always attracted people to the state. Stereo viewer in pocket at back, as issued. (Ph.985) $24.95

CARTE DE VISITE IN NINETEENTH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHY.Darrah, William C., Gettysburg, 1981. First edition. 4to. Cloth. F/VG dj. 221pp., index, 448 photographic illustrations.  A comprehensive guide to Carte de Visite in the 19th Century.  The works of nearly a 1000 photographers are cited.  A classic for every photographic  collector.(PH.943). $75.  

EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE MOVING PICTURE. MacDonnell, Kevin.. . Little, Brown & Co., 1972. First Edition. square 4to (11" x 10"). Cloth. G+ / G dj (few small tears, price clipped).Text and reproductions of his photographic work from all periods of his career with an appendix on his famous trial. (Ph.995).  $45.00

EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE: THE FATHER OF THE MOTION PICTURE. Hendricks, Gordon. New York: Grossman Publishers, 1975. First Edition. 4to (11" X 8 1/2"). Hard Cover. VG / G dj.(chipping along spine edge) xvi, 271 pp., frontis, numerous b&w illustrations. A well done and detailed biography, probably the most comprehensive book on Muybridge to date. (Ph.996) $90.00

EARLY DAYS. PHOTOGRAPHER GEORGE ALEXANDER GRANT AND THE WESTERN NATIONAL PARKS. Sawyer, Mark. Northland Press, Flagstaff, AZ. 1986 First Edition. 124pp. 4to Softcover. . G-VG. Biogaphy and richly reproduced images on the 20th c. photographer George Alexander Grant. Scarce title. (PH.945). $45.

EDWARD S. CURTIS: FOLDING SCREEN. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1992. First Edition. 16 Mo (6 1/2" x 6 1/2"). Hard Cover. As New. 25 images from the epic collection The North American Indian ; An accordion 12 panel folding screen, With 18 sepia photographs on colored panels, 8 additional insets. (PH.979) $7.95  

EDWARD S. CURTIS : THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A SHADOW CATCHER. Davis, Barbara CHRONICLE BOOKS 1985 1ST F/F dj 256 PGS. Folio (13 ½” x 10 ½”) Considered to be the first comprehensive biography of Curtis. Includes an Appreciation by Beaumont Newhall; Foreword by Bill Holm. Over 200 photographs are reproduced in this book, including many previously unpublished hand-tinted, goldtone, platinum, silver, and cyanotype photographs. Prints from The North American Indian are reproduced from prints specially pulled for this volume from Curtis's original copperplates. 16 pages of full color, plus rare examples of his portrait studio work, early landscapes from the Harriman Expedition, and work from his days in Hollywood as a still photographer for Cecil B. DeMille are featured. (Ph.922) $175.

EDWARD WESTON NUDES. Wilson, Charis (Rememberance) Millerton, N.Y.: Aperture, 1977 Cloth. VG/VG. First Edition. 4to.  116 pages; 51 photographs. "His photographs accompanied by excerpts from the Daybooks & Letters" (title page). Charis Wilson was Weston's model and lover from 1934 to 1946. (Ph920). $60.  

 GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE AMERICAN WEST. Weber, Eva. Chartwell House, Inc. Secaucus, NJ, 1993. Folio 10 1/2" X 14 1/2".; Fine w/ dj has 2” tear on back, o/w VG-F. Chronicles the photographers of the later part of the19th c. who ventured to the American West to record for posterity its majestic and pristine beauty, unusual land formations, native inhabitants and development. Contains more than eighty black-and-white photographs by the best photographers of the time and an informative text (PH.944) $28.

IMAGE OF AMERICA: EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY 1839-1900. Washington: Library Of Congress, 1957. Soft Cover. Good 88 pp, Numerous illustrations, essay by Beaumont Newhall, . Exhibition copy held in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2-8-57. (PH.967) $25.00

LANDSCAPES OF THE CIVIL WAR: NEWLY DISCOVERED PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE MEDFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Sullivan, Constance (edited by). New York: Knopf, 1995. First Edition. Oblong 8vo (9" x 12 1/2"). Hard Cover. F / F dj. Well done volume of 97 Civil War photos (from a selection from over 5000 images uncovered in the attic of the Massachusetts-based historical archive). Preface by Mark E. Neely, Jr., introduction by William F. Stapp, text by Brian C. Pohanka. (PH.999)  $30.00

LEWIS HINE IN EUROPE: THE "LOST" PHOTOGRAPHS. Kaplan, Daile. New York: Abbeville Press, 1988. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Hard Cover. As New / As New. 239pp w/index Over a one hundred B & W reproductions of Hine's "photo story" photographs of Europe made between 1904 and 1919. Hine spent some time in post WWI Europe documenting the social conditions with strong emphasis on children. These images are presented here in this form for the first time; for many years they were lost or misfiled at the Library of Congress. An impressive collection of photographs from a pioneer master of photo-journalism. (PH.937). $35.00

MATHEW BRADY AND HIS WORLD. Kunhardt, Dorothy & Phillip. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books,, 1977. First Edition. 4to (11 ¾" x 9 ½"). Hard Cover. Good Original brown padded simulated gilt leather ; p/o cover ill of Lincoln. 304pp. Handsome volume much in demand containing text and hundreds of Brady's photographs from Meserve collection. (PH. 984).  $75.00  

MATHEW BRADY AND HIS WORLD. Kunhardt, Dorothy & Phillip. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books,, 1977. First Edition. 4to (11 ¾" x 9 ½"). Hard Cover.  Original brown padded simulated gilt leather ; p/o cover ill of Lincoln. 304pp. shows moderate wear to cover, corners bumped , indentation on spine. Much in demand containing text and hundreds of Brady's photographs from Meserve collection. (PH. 919).  $45.00  

 MATHEW BRADY. HISTORIAN WITH A CAMERA. Horan, James D. New York: Bonanza Books, 1955/ later edition. 4to (12 1/4" x 9 1/2") . Hard Cover. Very Good / Good+. First Bonanza edition. Ownership name on ffep.244 pp Well illustrated biography and critique of Mathew Brady's pioneering work in photography. (Gl.52). $20.00

 MATHEW BRADY'S PORTRAIT OF AN ERA. Meredith, Roy. . W. W. Norton & Co., 1982. First Edition. 4to (11" x 8 3/4"). Hard Cover. VG/ VG dj. ownership inscription ffep.160 pp. "America... seen through the lens of the first great portrait photographer." (PH.941) $30.00

MIRROR IMAGE. THE INFLUENCE OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE ON AMERICAN SOCEITY. Rudisill, Richard: University of New Mexico, 1971. First Edition, 8 3/4” X 11 1/4” . Ownership name  fep, some text has been underlined in pencil (easily erased),o/w VG/ G-VG dj  342 pp. B/W illus.,  This book describes the cultural, commercial, and social aspects of the daguerreotype, including the fascinating story of the daguerreotypist, their methods, their studios, and their subjects. A scarce o.p title. (PH.947). $200.

MOMENTS: THE PULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHS. Leekley, Sheryle and John Leekley. . New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1978. Fifth Printing. Oblong 4to (9 1/4" x 12 1/4"). Hard Cover. G+ / G.dj Foreword By Dan Rather .128 pp. Illustrated.. Collection of all the Pulitzer Prize photographs from 1942-1977: the Marines raising the flag at Iwo Jimo, the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, and other historic moments .   (PH.969) $15.00

MYSELF IN THE WATER;THE WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHS OF JOHN K. HILLERS. Fowler, Don D.. .. New York: Smithsonian Institute Press, 1989. Sq. 4to (9x11. Soft Cover. Very Good Stiff glazed pict. covers; 166pgs. b/w photos First photographic glimpses of the American West. John Hiller was Smithsonian Bureau of American photographer traveled the West and recorded its actual features and its esthetic appeal as well as the Indians and settlers.(PH.978).  $24.00  

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE SOUTHWEST. Adam Clark Vroman, 1856-1916. Mahood, Ruth I. (Editor). Intro. by Beaumont Newhall. New York: Bonanza, 1961/ later printing. Cloth-backed boards. 4to. First printing thus, reprint of Ward Ritchie Press edition.(Ph.915). $25.

PHOTOGRAPHING MONTANA 1894-1928. THE LIFE AND WORK OF EVELYN CAMERON. Lucey, Donna M ; New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. 249 pp. Illus. with 170 b/w photos. Sq. 4to. Cloth (hardback). Second printing. F/ F dj Great photographs of the landscape and the frontier people by an extraordinary women who left the English gentry, took up ranching in Montana, then photography, and developed her pictures in a cave-like darkroom dug into a hillside. Excerpts from her letters and diaries allow us to follow her transformation. Small remainder mark else a fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a small tear to front corner. (PH.948) $200.

PHOTOGRAPHY IN AMERICA. Doty, Robert Edited By. New York: Random House/A Ridge Press Book , 1974. Folio ( 12 1/2" x 9 1/2" . Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. 255pp; published for the Whitney Museum of American Art to accompany their Exhibit held 11/20/74-1/12/75; illustrated w/259 photographs by 86 photographers, ranging from 1841 to the present. Ownership inscription endpaper;(PH.960) $30.00  

PHOTOGRAPHY’S BEGINNINGS. A Visual History. Cameron, John B., Illustrated by Becker, William B. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1989 1st Ed. featuring the collection of Wm. B. Becker; Has  a short history of photography and primer on processes; 176 pages; horizontal  9" x 11"; 193 plates; Fine/ fine dj;  blue cloth-covered boards with silver lettering on spine and front cover. A well done volume nicely illustrated . Hard to find 1st Ed (Ph.927). $85.

PIONEERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY. An Album of Pictures and Words. Scharf, Aaron. . New York: Abrams, 1975. First Edition. 4to (11 ¼" x 9"). Hard Cover. VG/VG dj. 188 pp., 170 halftone and 10 full-color illustrations, . Photographs by Nadar, Samuel Bourne, Julia Margaret Cameron. A history of early photography including early experiments with processing first primitive attempts to color photography. (PH.994);    $42.00

POWERFUL DAYS: THE CIVIL RIGHTS PHOTOGRAPHY OF CHARLES MOORE. Durham, Michael S. New York: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang / Eastman Kodak, 1991. 4to ( 11" x 8 1/2"). Original Wraps. VG. 207 pp, index. Introduction by Andrew Young. Photographic works of Charles Moore of the civil rights movement from Montgomery in the late fifties to the Selma March of 1965. (PH.942) $20.00

STEREO NUDES. Nazarieff, Serge Berlin: Taco. 1987 (First edition). Large quarto. Cloth. Fine in fine dustjacket. Vintage erotic in stereo. (PH.949). $185.

THE AMERICAN IMAGE- PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, 1860-1960. Exhibition Staff, National Archives. New York: Pantheon, 1979. First Edition. Oblong 8vo (8 1/2" x 11"). Cloth. G+ / Good. DJ,lightly chipped at upper and lower edges, sm tears. Introduction by Alan Trachtenberg. Photographic survey of 216 images that constitute a visual record of 100 years of American life..(PH.998)  $18.00

THE CAMERA. Adams, Ansel. . Alexandria, Va: NY Graphic Society, 1981. Second Printing. 4to (10" x 8"). Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. Price clipped. 224 pp. 1st Vol of his 'How-To' photography series. Full of technical drawings & b/w photos. Illustrated with Ansel Adams' photos. (PH.972)  $15.00  

THE FRONTIER YEARS. L.A. Huffman Photographer of the Plains.  Brown, Mark H. Bramhall House New York, NY 1955/ later reprint. 272 pages sm4to(11 14” x 8 ½”) 272pp  VG/VG dj. Hardcover. Very good, scarce The Northern Plains as seen through the photography of frontier photographer, L.A. Huffman. 272 pages sm4to 272pp (Ph916)$65.

THE MURAL PROJECT.  Wright, Peter & Armor. Santa Barbara, CA Reverie Press 1989. VG/VG dj , sm.4to, 112pp First edition. A collection of Ansel Adams' photos chronicling the National parks of the southwest in 1941-42; the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and others are featured. Illustrated by photos by Ansel Adams.  (Ph.918) $20

THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF CALVERT RICHARD JONES. Buckman, Rollin. London Science Museum/HMSO , 1990. First Edition. Folio (12 1/2 x 9 3/4"). Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good. First comprehensive study of the English calotype photographer of Welsh origin (1802-77). Introduction by John Ward. Illustrated by over 400 b/w photos (PH.936)   $40.00

THE PICTURE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE EARLIEST BEGINNINGS TO THE PRESENT DAY. Pollack, Pete. . New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, . 11 ¼" x 9". Original Cloth. Good no date.. 624pgs, index. Generously illustrated in b&w. A chronological approach to the history of photography. Front hinge reglued. (PH. 958)   $35.00

THE VIEW FROM SPACE. AMERICAN ASTRONAUT PHOTOGRAPHY 1962-1972. Schick, Ron and Julia Van Haaften. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1988. First Edition. Folio - (13 12/ x 10 1/2"). Cloth. VG / G+ dj ( sm tear along back spine edge). 128 pp . Foreword by Wm. Styron, photos by 16 astronauts. (PH.973) $40.00

THE WORLD OF MATHEW BRADY, PORTRAITS OF THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD. Meredith, Roy. . Los Angeles: Brooke House Pub, 1976. 4to (11 1/4" x 8 3/4")l. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. d/w w/ 3/4" x 3/4" pc missing bak cover. 240pp. Seventy-five b/w photos. The most famous work of the American photographer of figures and events of the Civil War. (PH.940)  $40.00

THE WORLD OF WILLIAM NOTMAN, THE NINETEENTH CENTURY THROUGH A MASTER LENS. Hall, Roger, and Others. . Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1993. First Ed. 4to (9 ½" x 12"). Cloth. F/F. 232 pp. . At the height of this Canadian photographers fame, Notman's empire encompassed twenty-three studios in Canada and the United States, streching from the Atlantic to the Pacific. From the mid-1800's to the 1930's Notman's firm photographed Sitting Bull, Harriet Beecher Stowe, paddleboats along the St. Lawrence, Bridges of Montreal, college football matches, hundreds of other personages and sites of North America. (PH.982)  $60.00

 TO CATCH A SUNBEAM. VICTORIAN REALITY THROUGH THE MAGIC LANTERN. Household & Smith (ed). . London: Micheal Joseph, 1979. First Edition. 4to (10" x 6"). Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. price clipped. 143 pp illustrated. Text and illustrated from Victorian lantern slide shows to illustrate social evils.(PH.953)  $25.00

 TOUCHED BY FIRE; A PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF THE CIVIL WAR. Davis, William C. (Editor). . Boston/Toronto: Little, Brown & Co., 1986. First Edition. 4to - (10" x 10"). Hard Cover. Galley/Proof. As New / As New. Volume Two of Two volume set. 642pp., profusely illus, indexed. "...with the photographs are texts by today's leading Civil War historians. Together, they depict in words and images the story of a continent embattled, of men who went to war to form the regiments, of the commanders who led them and the nature of leadership itself, and of the special comradeship that grew among the common soldiers." (PH.965)   $29.95

 WILLIAM HENRY JACKSON: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1862-1995.  Harrell, Thomas H. Nevada City: Carl Mautz Publishing, 1995. 8vo - 8¾" x 6". Soft Cover. Fine 56 ppp, (PH.970). $19.95

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