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
1932. [Shinko Shashin no Tsukurikata 新興写真の作り方 Kanamaru Shigene 金丸重嶺 Genkōsha 玄光社 Showa 7 昭和7 [1932] (Avant Garde). 4to volume 27x19.8cm bound western-style in decorated boards. The book design and covers are by Onchi Kōshirō 恩地孝四郎, perhaps the most important book designer of the 20th century in Japan. This volume..... 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
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, 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 book. unpaginated..... More
1879. [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). 8vo.,Trade edition..... 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
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
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 Kōshirō 恩地孝四郎. Hakubutshushi Zuihitsu Shashin 博物誌－随筆・写真 . Tokyo, Genkôsha, Shôwa 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..... More
1942. ONCHI Koshiro. 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 Koshiro. 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
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
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
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18. [Photo album - Japan] [30 Albumen Scenes around Nikko] [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 the city of Nikkō, each about 9.5 x 14 cm. Simple lacquer covers..... More
1904. [PHOTOGRAPHY] PHOTO-CLUB DE PARIS. LA REVUE DE PHOTOGRAPHIE, DEUXIEME ANNEE 1904. Paris: Photo-Club de Paris, 1904. 399 pp. + 36 tipped-in plates. Most plates are monochrome, except for one. All plates are present; although six are bound out of order. 4to., 3/4 morocco with gilt spine labels and floral..... More
1923. [PHOTOGRAPHY - JAPAN] ALBUM OF 85 SNAPSHOTS OF JAPAN 1916 - 1923, FUJIYAMA AND MORE, PLUS SIX LOOSE PHOTOGRAPHS AND A PHOTO POSTCARD. 5 1/2 x 8 inch flexible black cloth covers, cord-bound, with "Photographs" in gilt on front cover. Black paper mounts, neatly captioned in white ink, mostly..... More
[PHOTOGRAPHS]. 141 HAND-COLORED & BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS OF 19TH CENTURY JAPAN AND ASIA. Archive consists of six groups of photographs. Most are mounted and are disbound from albums, four have ink and watercolor illustrations on the mounts, and 19 are loose b/w prints, probably early 20th century. A few..... More
1909. (PHOTOGRAPHY). THE COMPLETE PHOTOGRAPHER. By R. Child Bayley. With Over One Hundred Illustrations. Third edition, revised. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1909. 8vo., red cloth, lettered in gilt. Very slightly cocked; mild soiling and rubbing to cloth. Slight dampstain to edge of frontis., not affecting image; else, clean..... More
1940. (PHOTOGRAPHY). THE LAST RIVET. The story of Rockefeller Center, a city within a city, as told at the ceremony in which John D. Rockefeller Jr. drove the last rivet of the last building, November 1, 1939. New York: Columbia University Press, 1940. First edition. Illustrated with photographs by Bernice..... More