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1876128113London: London Stereoscopic Company nd. ca. 1876. Near fine. 8 cm b&w illustration on 10.5 cm card. Red print on front reads "Copy of the stolen 'Duchess of Devonshire' by Gainsborough." Rear states "This celebrated picture was purchased by Messrs. Agnew at the sale of the late Mr. Wynn Ellis's pictures for the enormous sum of £10605. When on exhibition in Bond Street it was stolen on the night of the 25th of May being cut out of the frame. £ 1000 is offered by Messrs. Agnew for the recovery of the picture and conviction of the thief or thieves. Photographed by kind permission of Henry Graves Esq. Pall Mall." A little wrinkling to one bottom corner on both sides. <br/><br/>When William Agnew bought Gainsborough's famous painting it was the highest price ever paid for a painting at auction. Two days later Agnew displayed the painting at his gallery where it was stolen by Adam Worth. The latter who Scotland Yard called the "Napoleon of Crime" was the man upon whom Conan Doyle based his character Dr. Moriarty. London Stereoscopic Company unknown
183842847London Richard and John E. Taylor 1838 a. 1852. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1838 - Part II. Pp. 371-394 and 2 engraved plates. Light browning to plates. 1852- Part I. pp. 1-17 and 1 engraved plate. A dampstain to plate. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of these classic paper in physiological optics in which Wheatstone discovered the stereoscopic vison of the human eye.Stereopsis was first described by Wheatstone in 1838 in the paper offered. In 1840 he was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society for his explanation of binocular vision a research which led him to make stereoscopic drawings and construct the stereoscope. He showed that our impression of solidity is gained by the combination in the mind of two separate pictures of an object taken by both of our eyes from different points of view. Thus in the stereoscope an arrangement of lenses or mirrors two photographs of the same object taken from different points are so combined as to make the object stand out with a solid aspect. Sir David Brewster improved the stereoscope by dispensing with the mirrors and bringing it into its existing form with lenses."As the inventor of the stereoscope later developed by Brewster Wheatstone found himself - to his own surprise - the first since Leonardo da Vinvi to discuss depth perception in terms of the different image received by the eye."DSB XIV p. 290.Garrison & Morton No. 1498. </em> unknown
18905769914 slides showing different American scenes such as Catawissa Creek and Island Brooklyn Bridge World Fair French Glassware Tunnel at Summit Station and others 2 scenes per slide Published by Universal Stereoscopic View Co. and Others hardcover
18672022981867 1867. 6.2 x 8.6cm portrait on 6.3 x 10.2cm card with facsimile signature below. The same carte-de-visite in the National Portrait Gallery's Photographs Collection ref. NPGx11863 dates it to 1867. A very nice condition item with firm sharp corners having a surface crease top left from where the image was laid onto the card and a couple of foxing spots at the top. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care. unknown
46767Albumen print photograph 102 x 63 mm mount; lower margin recto with printed caption: 'Captain Knowles. Lost in the Northfleet off Dunganess Jan. 22 1873'; verso with The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company's backmark; the print has a couple of light marks; the verso of the mount has some residual glue marks at the edges. 'The Northfleet left Gravesend for Hobart on 13 January 1873 with 379 persons on board: the pilot 34 crew three cabin passengers and the assisted emigrants comprising 248 men 42 women and 52 children. Bad weather forced the ship to drop anchor at several points before leaving the Channel and on the night of 22 January she was at anchor about two or three miles 5 km off Dungeness. Around 10.30 p.m. she was run down by a steamer that backed off and disappeared into the darkness. The heavily laden Northfleet sank within half an hour before vessels in the vicinity realised anything was amiss and in the ensuing panic a total of 293 people were drowned. 86 were saved. Of the women on board only the captain's wife and one emigrant survived along with just two of the children. Only two boats managed to get clear of the sinking ship one without any oars and the other damaged. The captain went down with his ship. The offending steamer proved to be the Spanish steamship Murillo which was stopped off Dover on 22 September 1873 eight months after the collision. A Court of Admiralty condemned her to be sold and severely censured her officers. An inquest was held at Lydd Guildhall in February 1873.' Wikipedia unknown
184249144Leipzig Johann Ambrosius Barth 1842. No wrappers. In: In "Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg. von J.C. Poggendorff" Ergänzungsband Nach Bd. LI einzuschalten Stück 1. With titlepage to the volume Erg.-Bd. Pp. 1-192 a. 3 plates. Entire issue offered. Wheatstones paper: pp. 1-48. Brownspots to inner margin on the first page otherwise clean. Stamp to titlepage and verso of plates. <br/><br/><em>First appearance in German of this classic paper in physiological optics in which Wheatstone discovered the stereoscopic vison of the human eye.Stereopsis was first described by Wheatstone in 1838 published first in the Transactions. In 1840 he was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society for his explanation of binocular vision a research which led him to make stereoscopic drawings and construct the stereoscope. He showed that our impression of solidity is gained by the combination in the mind of two separate pictures of an object taken by both of our eyes from different points of view. Thus in the stereoscope an arrangement of lenses or mirrors two photographs of the same object taken from different points are so combined as to make the object stand out with a solid aspect. Sir David Brewster improved the stereoscope by dispensing with the mirrors and bringing it into its existing form with lenses."As the inventor of the stereoscope later developed by Brewster Wheatstone found himself - to his own surprise - the first since Leonardo da Vinvi to discuss depth perception in terms of the different image received by the eye."DSB XIV p. 290.Garrison & Morton No. 1498. Also with K.E. von baer "ueber das Klima von Sitcha und den russischen besitzungen an der Nordwestküste von Amerika" pp. 129-154. </em> unknown
192064572London: London Stereoscopic Company 1920. 2nd edition. Very Good. Quarto. orig. dec. cloth 66pp. b/w pls. 111 Original photographs with tissue-guards. Nice photograph of an Orient Line Ship; the R.M.S. Orsova loosely inserted on page provided with technical specifications completed which has been signed by eleven of the shipÕs officers. Neat ownership signature & hinges tender o/w a nice copy London Stereoscopic Company hardcover
192028930London: London Stereoscopic Company 1920. 4th edition. Near Fine. Quarto. orig. dec. cloth 66pp. b/w pls. 111 Original photographs with tissue-guards. Nice photograph of an Orient Line Ship loosely inserted on page provided with technical specifications completed London Stereoscopic Company hardcover
elala5018London: 1911. First Edition. Most of the illustrations depict Suez Colombo Ceylon and Australia Perth Adelaide Melbourne Sydney and Hobart. 4to. pp. 58 6. 103 illus. from photos incl. frontis. with tissue guards. original pictorial cloth light stain on upper cover light foxing to frontis. London: [1911] hardcover
189046701890. Albumen stereoview photograph. 87mm by 177mm card. A rare series of 47 views of Melbourne. Titled 'New Series' on right hand side of the card. Printed and inscribed titles on the right hand side. Titles : Collins St 2 Fountain Fountain MGC Rockwork MGC Yarra Boat Houses Russell St Swanston St University Fitzroy Gardens 6 Collins St East Railway Bridge EM Exhibition 2 Studley Park 2 Abbotsford 4 St Kilda C 2 Kew Road Studley Park Price's Bridge Gates Lawn St Kilda Museum Collins St City Women's Hospital Wilson Hall Burke & Wills Port Melbourne Pier Swanston Street Library Botanical Gardens 10. Reverse has ink stamp of Melbourne Stereoscopic Company 744 Lygon St North Carlton Stockwell Photo. and previous owner's name in pencil. CONDITION : Some fading and faint soiling. A handful with broken / missing corners not affecting the photographs. unknown
188828911888. Albumen photograph stereoview. 80mm by 170mm card. Rare stereoview depicting the organ at the 1888 Melbourne Exhibition. Paper label on reverse. CONDITION : There is a slight nick on the far right of the photograph and slight fading. unknown
