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18850008922Unknown 1885 circa. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 24 mo oblong clothbacked decorated blue calendared paper. Probably incomplete. Scarce. <br/><br/>A viewbook with 9 panels in the Albertype style. Unknown hardcover
18880005513Toronto: William Bryce 1888 . Revised & Enlarged edition. Hardcover. Good. 60 views on 57 litho plates. Folding map: "Map of the Dominion of Canada Showing Railway Connections from Atlantic To Pacific". Oblong 32mo 57pp. grey-blue pictorial scenic cloth needs to be recased. two short closed tears in margin of the folding map. <br/><br/>Issued as Bryce's Tourists' Illustrated Handbook to the Canadian Dominion. This work dated December 1888 reproduces Queen Victoria's commendatory note for Mr. Bryce done May 2 1889. Excellent views across Canada including the Falls of Niagara. William Bryce hardcover
1878030311Daniel Appleton & Company: 1878. The fourth edition 208 pages. And "how to work in crayon make the chromo-photograph retouch negatives and instructions in ceramic painting. A practical hand-book designed for the use of students and photographers containing directions for brush-work in all kinds of photo-portraiture." GOOD HARDCOVER some wear to corners of book else a nice celan tight copy. Hard Cover. Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Daniel Appleton & Company: Hardcover
1900378059London: The Descriptive Album Publishing Company 1900. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover oblong green cloth covers stamped in dark green and gilt. 100 pages b/w plates. Contains 108 views of London with explanatory notes and introduction. Clean copy. Record # 378059 The Descriptive Album Publishing Company hardcover
1872040623Colorado Springs: Gurnsey 1872. Original photograph. Very Good. Two sepiatone images 3.5" x 3.25" mounted side by side on yellow card stock 4" x 7" At the right is a man seated on a rock overlooking the canyon below. OCLC finds only a similar snow-covered view held by Pike's Paak Library District. Gurnsey unknown
18740005966Boston: James R. Osgood and Company 1874. First edition. Hardcover. Good. textual woodcuts and 20 heliotype plates of buildings plus fold-out facsimile map of Boston harbor. Small 8vo 442pp. original plum cloth bevelled edges tips worn front hinge cracked <br/><br/>Primarily a study of the sites of the Boston Cambridge etc. and westward to Concord and Lexington Massachusetts concentrating on places identified with the American Revolution. Textual woodcuts and 20 heliotype plates of buildings plus fold-out facsimile map of Boston harbor. James R. Osgood and Company hardcover
1841068476London: Harvey and Darton 1841. Book. Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brown cloth spine panel lettered/decorated in gilt covers decorated and bordered in blind. 2nd ed. xii212 pp. frontis. 5 engraved plates. Front cover sunned and showing mild dampstaining toward edges back cover partially sunned. Approx. 1 1/4" surface loss to upper portion of backstrip shallow loss at heel. Firm binding. Interior dampstaining affects plates only; all plates present one detached. Some early pages show a few pencil notations in margins. Text includes 6 lectures: I The Discovery and Manufacture of Glass; II Manufacture of Glass cont'd.; III Refraction: Lenses and Mirrors; IV Spectacles and Telescopes; V Microscopes and Camera-Obscura VI The Eye. Harvey and Darton Hardcover
18700007909New York: E. & H. T. Anthony 1870s. Good. Measures 4 x 2 7/16ths inches / 10 x 6 cm. The photo is mounted upside-down on the card relative to the Anthony Co. engraving on the verso. The two bottom corners of the card not the photograph are clipped with slight dogear to upper right corner. <br/><br/>Edward Anthony had one of the larger photo galleries in New York City. He acquired rights to many of Brady's photographs of Brady's National Portrait Gallery and sold them widely in the 1870s. E. & H. T. Anthony unknown
1872040326New York: Sarony 1872. Original document. Very Good. Head-and-shoulders sepiatone portrait of Lucca in costume the camera at her left. Gilt-stamped partly obscured below the image is "Sarony 680 B'Way." On the black verso "Pauline Lucca" is written in pencil not an authentic signature. Lucca 1841-1908 born in Vienna performed across Europe in various operatic roles toured the US to acclaim in 1872-73 &c. Sarony unknown
190050142Chicago: Published for Burke & James By the Photo-Text Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn. 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth binding. 237pp 16pp of illustrated ads for photographic equipment and supplies at rear. Figures index. One folded page of printed instructions for using toning and fixing powder laid in. Roosens and Salu No. 6471. Comprehensive instructions for choosing a camera exposing film and plates developing using filters and lenses lighting printing methods preparing platinotypes blue prints and carbons making lantern slides and how to set up a darkroom. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . Published for Burke & James By the Photo-Text Press hardcover
1860040327New York: Gurney & Son 1860. Original document. Very Good. Three-quarters-length sepiatone portrait of Parepa-Rosa in a Victorian dress low neckline embroidered collar and cuffs looking slightly to her right. Printed below the image is "Gurney & Son Fifth Ave N.Y." On the verso are the Gurney crest and name Fifth Avenue Cor. 16th St. N.Y. Written in pencil is Parepa-Rosa not an authentic signature. Parepa-Rosa 1836-1874 a British-born soprano established with her husband their own opera company toured the US for several years with Euphrosyne singing the lead roles &c. She died at age 38. Gurney & Son unknown
1900123402N.p 1900. Book. Very Good. a 6 x 8 inch black & whitemounted albumen studio photograph of an American amateur theatre company circa 1900. mounted on a 10 x 12 card mount no mention of the name of the play although it looks like it might have a western theme Note on on the characters is in blackface and three of the subjects are holding musical instruments. A charming item of theatre ephemera. unknown
189926550NY: E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1899. First Edition. Softcover. 3/4" separation at the top of the rear hinge some foxing to the back cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 31288 pages . E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. paperback
1896013457New York: C. B. Haynes & Co 1896. Paperback. Very Good -. Previous owner's name written on first page - no other writing in the book. Covers detached from textblock. Spine has been repaired with brown paper. Covers soiled edges tattered. Book slightly warped corners bumped/creased. Full refund if not satisfied. C. B. Haynes & Co paperback
1894BOOKS026501IMeadville/New York: Chautauqua-Century. Very Good/Deco Cover. 1894. Revised 1st ed. Hardcover. 8vo Volume in Chautuqua Reading Circle Literature. Covers are mildly rubbed rear cover has a stain from a beverage ring. Selling books professionally since 1991. There is ALWAYS something old that is new at the Odd Volume Bookstore. Our photo is our actual book. No stock images to confuse. Quick shipping usually 24-hours from purchase time or less! Free on-line tracking! Your satisfaction is our concern. We are happy only when you are happy . Chautauqua-Century hardcover
18850008920New York: Wittemann Bros. 1885 circa. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 24 mo oblong red pebbled cloth photo strip in two sections not connected nor glued to cover no appearance that it ever was. <br/><br/>A viewbook by The Witteman Bros. founded in 1879 which became The Albertype Company in 1890. There are 24 Albertype panels. Also stamped for Louis Glaser Leipzig. Wittemann Bros. hardcover
189233627Hazell Watson and Viney London 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo. clxiv 418pp. Hinges cracked. Spine faded with chips to extremities. Foxing front/rear pages and occasional throughout but mostly clean. Edges foxed and browned. Covers marked. Corners bumped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Photography; 19th century; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 33627. . Hazell, Watson, and Viney hardcover
189854855Werner London 1898. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition. Size: Oblong 4to 9 3/4 - 12". 96 pp. Binding firm spine cocked and faded. Endpapers browned text has scattered foxing but mostly clean. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Covers partially faded and slightly marked. The publication date given above is an estimate only taken from a previous owner's inscription there being no date given in the book. Profusely illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Photography; 19th century; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54855. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Werner hardcover
18162039Boston 1816. First Edition . Half-Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Light brown leather with marlbed boards 1102-408pillus Four plates. Interior very good Front board off but present . Gilt title on black leather title strip. Short stains corners feps Two issues <br/> <br/> hardcover
190025847Nanking 1900. Otherwise very good condition. A b&w photograph of stone warriors and a Chinese man standing behind mountains in the background. Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang ruled for 30 years and was buried at Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum on the Purple Mountain in the east of Nanjing. <br /> <br /> Zhu Yuanzhang ended the Mongol led Yuan dynasty. He is known for rebuilding a country ravaged by war supporting agriculture reducing taxes and establishing laws protecting the property of peasants.<br /> <br /> 4 x 5 5/6" b&w corners/edges slt. rubbed. unknown
18571552Bordeaux: Balarac Jeune 1857. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Marbled boards red spine. Gitlt title attached to leather on spine. 78-128p2. Bound in nice contemporary binding From the estate of Paris Bibliophile Serge Le Tellier. French Text <br/> <br/> Balarac Jeune hardcover
18954999653Scranton: George Millar 1895. Bound in tan wraps printed in blue. a 32 pp. collection of photographs from the mid 1890's of Nazareth PA. Rare - no copies in OCLC. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Oblong 8vo. George Millar
1880175451circa1880. Large format albumen print photograph 19.3 x 24.3 cm mounted on an album leaf light toning and edgewear 27.8 x 35.3 cm in very good condition. Charming composition: the looming splendour of the mythic griffin and the insouciant gaze of the small boy. <br> <br>From the estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker with his pencilled catalogue number to the top corner. . unknown
1892017910Surrey: Payne Jennings Art Publishers 1892. New Edition. Hardcover. pp. 50 plate pages. 8vo. Bound in brown cloth with black illustration and gilt lettering to cover gilt illustration and lettering to spine red page edges. Mild chafing to extremities light shelfwear shaken hinge split at title page and plate page 48; good-. With Letterpress Description by Ernest R. Suffling. Payne Jennings Art Publishers hardcover
1890008808Amalfi Circa 1895: Andrea Fusco Dipino 1890. First Edition Thus . Soft cover. Very Good . 13" x 8 1/2" Oblong. 40 Fine Black And White Photographic Plates 9" X 6 1/4" Mostly Architectural Printed With Good Detail On Heavy Card And Bound In A Very Attractive Embossed Card Cover With Amounted Photographic Plate Of The Duomo At Amalfi. The Roads Are All Apparently Dirt No Automobiles Or Modern Utilities Are Visible. Green Covers Faded At Edges Short Tears At Ends Of Spine A Little Edge-Wear And Cover Plate With A 1/4" Closed Tear. <br/> <br/> Andrea Fusco Dipino paperback
