LINCOLN, Abraham

Uncommon Carte-de-Visite Photograph of Abraham Lincoln Ca. 1865

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 3/8 x 1 1/8 inch oval photograph, a bust of a bearded Lincoln. Very good, light soil to the mount, with the photo contour partially cut through from being pressed into the paper mount. The embossed design features an eagle, laurel leaves, flags, shield and cannons. The photo is in excellent condition, the President's gaze clear and sharp. Free of the toning often seen on this cdv. .

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LOWELL, D. R.

Photograph and Signed Manuscript Note Fragment, Matted and Framed

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 Science Monitor about literary figures and their writings; this is one of Orcutt's mementos, literally from his library wall. Note fragment measures 2 x 3 7/8 inches; photograph 5 x 3 7/8 inches. Photo resembles a cabinetcard, sepia toned, possibly dating from 1900 - the first decade of the 20th century (although the whiskers might be considered old-fashioned for that period). The note culminates in Lowell's signature, and the fragment mentions a gift of some unnamed volumes. Faint pale spotting to edges of image in photograph, else fine. In a plain black wooden frame, 12 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches. .

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Book number: 85381

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NEWHALL, BEAUMONT

History of Photography

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. .

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Book number: 41463

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PHOTO CLUB DE PARIS

La (Vol. II) Revue de Photographie 1904

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 motif, marbled paper covered boards. Very good, spine rubbed, corners scraped. Few scratches and moderate shelfwear to boards. La Revue de Photographie was published annually from 1903-1908. .

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Book number: 79175

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PARKMAN, Francis

Photograph and Signed Manuscript Note (1892), Matted and Framed

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 Monitor about literary figures and their writings; this is one of Orcutt's mementos, literally from his library wall. Note (in two pieces) measures 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches/4 x 2 inches, and photo (cabinet card?) measures 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches. The note has shifted slightly in the mat; it mentions receipt of a Remington drawing and a correction to "The Jesuits." The photo is a vignetted bust portrait of Parkman, undated and unattributed. Very good condition - photo age toned but sharp. In a plain black wooden frame, 10 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches. .

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Book number: 85383

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Aperture

1965. PHOTOGRAPHY. APERTURE. Vol. 12, No. 4. New York: Aperture, (1965). Crown 4to. illustrated paper wraps. A very good copy just lightly soiled at the wraps. .

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Book number: 48142

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Complete Photographer

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 and bright internally. Overall, very good +. .

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Book number: 45468

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(PHOTOGRAPHY)

Glass-House Years: Victorian Portrait Photography, 1839-1870

1979. (PHOTOGRAPHY). THE GLASS-HOUSE YEARS: Victorian Portrait Photography, 1839-1870. By Elizabeth Heyert. Montclair, NJ: Allanheld & Schram, (1979). First American edition. 4to. maroon cloth. Slightly soiled at front board. Near fine, in a mildly sunned dust jacket. .

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Book number: 42047

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(PHOTOGRAPHY)

Hana

1989. (PHOTOGRAPHY). HANA. San Francisco: Chronical Books, 1989. First American Edition. 4to. stiff pictorial wrappers. Fine, in a minimally soiled slipcase. .

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Book number: 44162

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Last Rivet

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 Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, and others. 4to. green velveteen cloth-covered boards inlaid with a metal rivet design, backed in red cloth, spine lettered in silver. Decorated end-papers. A very good copy that shows light rubbing at the boards and spine ends; boards just slightly bowed. .

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Book number: 48374

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[PHOTOGRAPHY]

Look at Us

1967. [PHOTOGRAPHY]. LOOK AT US.. Words by William Saroyan, Photographs by Arthur Rothenstein. New York: Cowles, (1967). First edition, later printing. Bookstore stamp to ffe. Fine, in a dust Jacket. .

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Book number: 42211

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RICHFIELD, Robert

Pivotal Perspective

2008. RICHFIELD, Robert. A PIVOTAL PERSPECTIVE. PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT RICHFIELD. (New York: Alan Klotz Gallery, 2008). Limited to 500 copies. Illustrated with 30 color plates showing Richfield's multiple-panel 360? panoramic photographs of urban and industrial views, train stations and gardens, and interiors of shops and restaurants. A 13 by 24" spiral-bound monograph with heavy paper wrappers. The top wrap has the title printed in black and a color photo illustration laid-down. Unpaginated, but [34] ff. including the plates. The brief text is comprised of essays by the gallery owner Alan Klotz and photographer Jim Dow, and the artist's vita. The spiral binding is slightly misshapen and covers show a bit of minor wear, else clean and quite fresh. Near fine. .

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ROUGET, Bernard, photographer

Esquisse D'Un Portrait de la Marocaine

19. ROUGET, Bernard, photographer, et al. ESQUISSE D'UN PORTRAIT DE LA MAROCAINE. [N.p. n.d. but perhaps Casablanca: Societe Shell du Maroc, circa 1950-1960]. Text in French. [16] pp. essay by Francois Bonjean, illustrated by Edy Legrand, accompanied by a group of 8 black and white photographs by Bernard Rouget showing Moroccan women and girls in traditional dress, and a group of 8 color lithographs reproducing line drawings by Edy Legrand showing the same. The photographs are silver gelatin prints, 11 3/4 by 9 1/4 inches, and five have Rouget's stamp on verso. All (text, photos, & lithos) are in fine condition and housed loose, as issue, in an illustrated paper portfolio. The portfolio shows some edgewear and has been carefully mended/strengthened internally, with remnants of a glassine cover laid in. Before the essay begins, there is a brief statement that the portfolio was produced at the initiative of the Societe Shell du Maroc and that the lithographs were printed in Casablanca. It is also implied that there were to be a limited number of these portfolios, because there is a space marked to number the copy, though no number has been given to this copy and no limitation is indicated. This copy is inscribed in English on the first page "to Ramzy Rizk with affectionate regards from the management and employees of Esso Standard Maroc." Risk was an employee of Exxon (Esso) for over 39 years. .

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Book number: 87719

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Keywords: Women

SCOTT, Walter

The Lady of the Lake

1869. SCOTT, Sir Walter. THE LADY OF THE LAKE. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1871. Re-issue of the Author's edition, with 11 mounted albumen photographs, and wood engravings after Birket Foster and John Gilbert. [10] + 375 pp. 8vo. pebbled back morocco stamped in gilt and blind, with King's College insignia on front cover (Coll. Reg. Lond.) Front cover detached, boards with gilt dentelles slightly worn at corners. Spine chipped 1/2 inch at heel. All edges gilt. College and personal bookplates to front endpapers. Moderate foxing to egdes of frontispiece (photo) mount and title page; interior clean except for some light offset from tissue guards on photo mounts. Scenic Scotland, including lovely images of Lock-Katrine and the Western Highlands of Perthshire. Photos in very good condition and most are about 7.5 x 10.5 cm. Binding tight. .

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SMITH, Hamilton

Annals of Science. 13 Issues

SMITH, Hamilton. ANNALS OF SCIENCE, BEING A RECORD OF THE INVENTIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS IN APPLIED SCIENCE. Conducted by Hamilton L. Smith, A. M. Cleveland: Printed by Harris, Fairbanks & Co. 1852(-1853). Thirteen issues containing early articles and notices about photography. Most issues are 16 pp. except for Vol 2, No. 5, which is 32pp. Octavo, printed self-wrappers, edges untrimmed. Pencil ownership of George B. Emerson (1797-1881), educational leader and amateur naturalist, on six issues. Except for two issues (Vol. 1, No. 1 & Vol 2, No. 5) whose wrappers are heavily dust-soiled, most wrappers are lightly dust-soiled, with occasional creasing and/or nicks to some edges, and scattered light foxing within, though mostly clean. The articles: "New Process on Glass," by J. Pucher. P. 14. Vol. 1, No. 1. October 15, 1852. "New Photographic Paper," by M. Gustavus LeGray. P. 32. Vol. 1, No. 3. November 15, 1852. "Direct Positive Proofs Upon Glass," by M. Adolphe Martin. P. 59. Vol. 1, No. 5. December 15, 1852. "Photographic Landscapes on Paper," by John John Stewart. P. 89-90. Vol. 1, No. 8. February 1, 1853. "Heliography." P. 118-119. Vol. 1, No. 10. March 1, 1853. "Paper Photography." P. 119-120. Vol. 1, No. 10. March 1, 1853. "Iodizing Paper," by Weld Taylor. P. 132. Vol. 1, No. 11. April 1, 1853. "Iodizing Paper," by Thos. L. Mansell. P. 166. Vol. 1, No. 14. May 15, 1853. "Representation of Microscopic Objects," by Joseph Delves. P. 174. Vol. 1, No. 15. June 15, 1853. "New Process on Glass," by H. L. Smith. P. 174. Vol. 1, No. 15. June 15, 1853. "Engraving on Steel," Part 2 only, by H. F. Talbot. P. 203. Vol. 1, No. 17. July 15, 1853. "The Wax Paper process," by William Crookes. P. 228-229. Vol. 1, No. 19. September 1, 1853. "Positive Photographic Impressions," by A. Martin. P. 254. Vol. 1, No. 21. October 1, 1853. "Photography and the Microscope," by H.C.K. P. 265-266. Vol. 1, No. 22. "Photographic Process," by Mr. C. J. Muller. P. 120-121. Vol. 2, No. 5. May, 1854. "The Practice of Photography," Part 1 only, by Philip H. Delamotte. P. 124-127. Vol. 2, No. 5. May, 1854. "The Photographic Society." P. 140. Vol. 2, No. 5. May, 1854. Eleven complete articles and 2 incomplete. Rare. .

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