1917. HOWELLS, William Dean. PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNED MANUSCRIPT NOTE (1917), MATTED AND FRAMED. [n.p., n.p.] note dated May 6, 1917 to William Dana ORCUTT, author of (among other works) FROM MY LIBRARY WALLS: A KALEIDOSCOPE OF MEMORIES. The aforementioned book is based on articles he wrote for The Christian Science..... More
1872. HUNT, Richard Morris. PHOTOGRAPH OF STURGIS HOUSES. Original photograph, 15 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches, of buildings designed by the dean of American architecture, Richard Morris Hunt (1827-1895). The photograph shows the William Osborne and Jonathan Sturgis houses, 32-34 Park Avenue, south of 36th Street, (demolished), New York City..... More
1928. HURLIMANN, MARTIN. INDIEN BAUKUNST, LANDSCHAFT UND VOLKSLEBEN. BERLIN: VERLAG ERNST WASMUTH A.G., 1928. Bound in birght orange cloth with gilt-stamped boards & spine. FPEP bears ownership inscription. Jacket is somewhat faded and has some small chips and tears, includes photograph pasted to front. Multi-lingual captions with introductory text in..... More
1975. JANSS, Edwin. MARINE PORTFOLIO III. Sixteen Color Studies from the Waters of Western Mexico. San Francisco: Steinhart Aquarium, California Academy of Sciences, 1975. 16 exquisite color photographs, each signed. Photo size 7 5/8" x 9 5/8", mounted on 13" x 15" mattes, in grey cloth folder and slipcase. Fine..... More
1889. KEITH, Thomas & Skene KEITH. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF TUMOURS OF THE ABDOMEN. PART II: ELECTRICITY IN THE TREATMENT OF UTERINE TUMOURS. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1889. 255 pp. 8vo., blue cloth stamped in in darker blue. Minor shelfwear, faint soil to cloth. Thomas Keith was also..... More
1971. (LEGER, Fernand) FERNAND LEGER: SA VIE, SON OEUVRE, SON REVE. Milan: Edizioni Apollinaire, 1971. Folio. Unpaginated. Stiff paper wrappers in protective glassine wrapper, printed in black on front and spine. Pages untrimmed and unopened. A collection of photographs, documents, letters and documents in facsimile. Number 343 of 1150 printed..... More
1924. LEHNERT & LANDROCK. NORDAFRIKA TRIPOLIS TUNIS ALGIER MAROKKO. Berlin: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth A.G., 1924. With an introduction by Ernst Kuhnel. Bound in yellow cloth, which has some staining. Red paper jacket has some chips and is soiled along the spine. Interiors are clean and photographs are bright. FPEP bears..... More
1982. LEVENSON, Randal. LEVENSON, Randal, photographs; text by Spalding GRAY. IN SEARCH OF THE MONKEY GIRL. (Millerton, NY:) Aperture: A New Images Book (1982). No. 31 of 100 numbered limited edition copies, signed by the photographer on limitation page. This copy lacks the silver print that was to accompany the..... More
1879. LEWIS, Thomas. [LEWIS, Thomas, photographer] NELSON, Charles A. WALTHAM, PAST AND PRESENT; AND ITS INDUSTRIES. WITH AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WATERTOWN FROM ITS SETTLEMENT IN 1630 TO THE INCORPORATION OF WALTHAM, JANUARY 15, 1738. Cambridge: Thomas Lewis, 1879. 152 pp. + 55 albumen photo images (mostly two per page)..... More
1865. [PHOTOGRAPHY 19TH CENTURY - LINCOLN, Abraham]. UNCOMMON CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN CA. 1865. Providence, RI: Salisbury, Bro. & Co. [n.d. ca. 1865] "Manufacturers of Gold and Plated Jewelry, Also, Carte de Visites of all Noted Persons." Pale embossed paper mount is 4 x 2 1/2 inches, with 1..... More
1912. BRADY, Mathew B. LOSSING, Benson J. A HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR 1861-65 AND THE CAUSES THAT LED UP TO THE GREAT CONFLICT ... WITH FAC-SIMILE PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIONS OF THE OFFICIAL WAR PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT THE TIME BY MATHEW B. BRADY. 16 VOLUMES. New York: The War Memorial Association..... More
LOWELL, D. R. PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNED MANUSCRIPT NOTE FRAGMENT, MATTED AND FRAMED. [n.p., n.d.] Manuscript sample from a note from Lowell to William Dana ORCUTT, author of (among other works) FROM MY LIBRARY WALLS: A KALEIDOSCOPE OF MEMORIES. The aforementioned book is based on articles he wrote for The Christian..... More
1939. [MAGAZINE] KATÔ SHINKICHI, editor. HOKUSHI THE NORTH CHINA Genchi Henshû Peiping, Tokyo, Osaka. Showa 14 - 18. [1939-1943]. All 51 issues of this important record of the Japanese occupation of North China during the Pacific war, in wrappers as they originaly appeared. As the subtitle indicates, it was edited..... More
1883. [MAINE] SUMMER DAYS DOWN EAST. By M.F. Sweetser. Illustrated with thirteen full-page heliotypes. Portland: Chisholm Brothers, 1883. First edition. 8vo., green cloth, decorated in gilt, t.e.g.; iv + 160pp. Ink ownership. First signature starting. A bright, very good copy. The heliotypes are particularly attractive renderings of the Kennebec River..... More
1964. NEWHALL, Beaumont. THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY from 1839 to the present day. New York: Museum of Modern Art, (1964). Revised and enlarged edition. 4to, 215 pp., blue cloth. Near fine, in taped and chipped dust jacket. More
1942. ONCHI Kôshiro. HAKUBUTSUSHI Zuihitsu Shashin. Tokyo, Genkosha, Showa 17 [1942], 1 of 1500cc, Cloth, printed in silver ink, 27.0 x 19.4 cm. Very unusual work by Onchi, combining his written thought on natural forms with reproductions of his photography (depicting plants, insects, animals). Interesting, scarce. here in near fine..... More
1942. ONCHI Kôshiro. HAKUBUTSUSHI Zuihitsu Shashin. Tokyo, Genkosha, Showa 17 [1942], 1 of 1500cc, Cloth, printed in silver ink, 27.0 x 19.4 cm. Very unusual work by Onchi, combining his written thought on natural forms with reproductions of his photography (depicting plants, insects, animals). Interesting, scarce. here internally very good..... More
1942. ONCHI Kôshiro. HAKUBUTSUSHI Zuihitsu Shashin. Tokyo, Genkosha, Showa 17 [1942], 1 of 1500cc, Cloth, printed in silver ink, 27.0 x 19.4 cm. Very unusual work by Onchi, combining his written thought on natural forms with reproductions of his photography (depicting plants, insects, animals). An interesting and scarce title, this..... More
1942. ONCHI Kôshiro. HAKUBUTSUSHI Zuihitsu Shashin. Tokyo, Genkosha, Showa 17 [1942], 1 of 1500cc, Cloth, printed in silver ink, 27.0 x 19.4 cm. Very unusual work by Onchi, combining his written thought on natural forms with reproductions of his photography (depicting plants, insects, animals). An interesting and scarce title, this..... More
1899. 45 GORGEOUS PHOTOGRAVURE ILLUSTRATIONS; IN ORIGINAL CLOTH DUST JACKETS PARKMAN, Francis. MONTCALM AND WOLFE, 2 VOLUMES, ILLUSTRATED HOLIDAY EDITION. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1899. First edition thus. 529/562 pp. + publisher's advertisements. 8vo., blue cloth stamped in gilt, in publisher's gilt decorated cloth dust jackets (in matching blue)..... More
1892. PARKMAN, Francis. PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNED MANUSCRIPT NOTE (1892), MATTED AND FRAMED. Jamaica Plain [MA], 22 Sept. [18]'92. Note written to William Dana ORCUTT, author of (among other works) FROM MY LIBRARY WALLS: A KALEIDOSCOPE OF MEMORIES. The aforementioned book is based on articles he wrote for The Christian Science..... More
1928. [PHILLIPS ACADEMY ANDOVER]. VIEWS OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY ANDOVER. New Haven: Yale University Press; Published for Phillips Academy Andover, 1928. First edition. 30 black and white photo views, printed on rectos only, with a brief caption printed below. [62] pp. Folio, tan cloth-backed blue paper boards, printed paper label to..... More
18. [PHOTO ALBUM]. 88 HAND-COLORED 19TH-CENTURY ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF JAPAN. The images, each of which is approximately 20.5 x 27 cm. (8 by 10.25 in.), cover the gamut of tourist scenes in and around Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Kobe, Idzu, etc., but also include many unusual images that are not..... More
1884. [PHOTO ALBUM - JAPAN]. 25 OUTDOOR SCENES AND STUDIO POSED PHOTOS. Small late 19th century oblong 12 x 18.3 cm album of albumen photos of landscape and city scenes, genre shots of trades and customs in the studio, each about 9.5 x 13.5 cm image size. Brocade covered boards..... More
18. [PHOTO ALBUM - JAPAN]. 30 Albumen Scenes around Nikko. Small late 19th, early 20th century oblong 11.5 x 17.8 cm album of albumen photos of Nikkô, each about 9.5 x 14 cm. Simple lacquer covers. The images are b+w, with a bit of fading, as usual. The condition overall..... More