African American Woman Tintype Photograph

Unbound. No indication of photographer, place or date. Photo measures roughly 3 ½ by 2 ½ inches. Presumed produced any time from the 1860s to early 1900s. PROVENANCE: none really. This came in a collection of other tintypes and cabinet card photographs of African Americans, with a few of the later photos indicating they were taken in New Orleans and Waco, Texas. There is no indication as to whether these were family photos, or photos collected by an individual. This photograph depicts a woman, seated in a studio (based on the backdrop), wearing a top hat sort of hat with a ribbon, as well as wearing an ornately decorated shirt (floral pattern). The necktie/piece appears to be a combination of lace and embroidery. She holds a hand fan in one hand. The photo is in GOOD condition. Several small areas have worn away from the photo, revealing the metal beneath. The photo is a bit soiled and lightly faded. The reverse of the metal is tarnished, soiled and somewhat worn. Good .

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Book number: 020705

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: African American

African American Man Tintype Photograph

No Place, No publisher. Unbound. No indication of photographer, place or date. Photo measures roughly 3 ¾ by 2 3/8 inches. Presumed produced any time from the 1860s to early 1900s. PROVENANCE: none really. This came in a collection of other tintypes and cabinet card photographs of African Americans, with a few of the later photos indicating they were taken in New Orleans and Waco, Texas. There is no indication as to whether these were family photos, or photos collected by an individual. This photograph depicts a young man, seated presumably in a studio, wearing what appears to be a pinstriped suit coat over a vest, with a white shirt underneath. The photo is in FAIR condition. Several small areas have worn away from the photo, revealing the metal beneath, especially at the corners, leaving some rusting. It appears some cracking or crazing to the photo layer on the tin backing has occurred. The photo is a bit soiled and rather faded. The reverse of the metal is tarnished, soiled and somewhat worn. Corners are clipped. Fair .

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Book number: 020728

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Noisbn African American

Ascent of Aiguille Du Tacul-Looking South to Aig. Du Geant, in Distance to Right, Tour Ronde, Alps. No. 96. Stereoscopic/Stereographic Photograph Slide

New York, Underwood and Underwood, Publisher, 1901. Unbound. Thick cardboard stock. 7 by 3 ½ inches. Stereoview of two men snow/ice climbing in the Alps, ascending Aiguille du Tacul. Presumably part of the Mont Blanc Massif. GOOD condition. Small blue smudge of ink to the right of the two photos. General toning. Minor bumping along the edges. Minor curling to the cardboard. Good .

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Book number: 020513

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Noisbn Mountaineering

Flood Tides in the Outskirts of Manila-"Shacks" Built on Piles. Manila, Philippines Stereographic, Stereoscope, Stereoview Photograph

New York, Underwood and Underwood, Publisher, 1901. Unbound. Thick cardboard stock. 7 by 3 ½ inches. Stereoview of a scene in the Philippines, on the outskirts of Manila, depicting houses on piles, sitting above a flood tide. A person wades through the water in the foreground. Side by side photos. GOOD condition. Minor curling to the slide. General toning, some fading and very light soiling. Good .

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Book number: 020609

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Noisbn

March on Washington Photograph, Circa 1970

No Place, No Publisher. Unbound. 18 ¾ by 13 ¾ inches. Large black and white photograph depicting three protestors wearing dark capes with large white ghoulish masks. Unsure of photographer. This could be from the May 9/10 1970 protest in Washington, that was held to protest the killing of four students by the National Guard at Kent State, as well as the growing war in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning and rubbing to the photo. Minor creasing at the corners. Housed in shrink wrap and foam board backing. Good .

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Book number: 020081

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Noisbn Social Movements

South Berwick, Cummings Shoe Factory Original Historical Photograph

No Place, No publisher. Unbound. Original historical photograph. No photographer, place or date. Presumed late 1800s. 8 by 6-inch photo mounted on a 9 ½ by 7 ½ inch cardboard backing with beveled edges. Reverse has "Salmon Falls" handwritten in pencil. A somewhat bird's eye view of the village of South Berwick, Maine, showing Cummings Shoe Factory in the center distance. Row housing and a train track visible in the foreground. GOOD condition. Minor spotting to the photograph, with minor general toning. Minor soiling to the cardboard around the photo. Some of the image a little blurry. Reverse has a large glue spot about center. Good .

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Book number: 020536

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Noisbn New Hampshire History

Sa'adah, Jonathan (photographer). Various Authors

How Many Roads? Photographs of the Sixties and Early Seventies

Montreal, Phoenicia Publishing, 2014. First Edition. Cloth. Believed first edition, hand numbered 38 out of 250, with the photographer's handwritten initials. Red cloth in unclipped jacket. 129 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A collection of 91 photographs taken by Jonathan Sa'adah, documenting the years 1968 to 1975 and the social, cultural and political upheavals that led to dislocations within the younger generation. NEAR FINE with a hint of wear to the jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 019548

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Noisbn Counterculture Social Movements

[African American, Cabinet Card Photography] Sonnenberg, Henry (photographer)

Young African American Man Cabinet Card

Pittsburgh, PA, H. Sonnenberg, photographer and Publisher. Unbound. no date, circa 1895-1898 based on business address. Approximately 6 ½ by 4 inches. Thick card stock. A cabinet card photograph depicting a young African American man standing/posing next to a large urn type piece. Taken by Henry Sonnenberg, a German born photographer who apparently produced many cabinet cards in the Pittsburgh and Allegheny areas of Pennsylvania. FAIR condition. Moderate chipping and peeling along the extremities, with minor loss of card stock in a few areas. Photo rather faded, with some soiling, spotting and staining. Three pinholes in the text portion of the card. Fair .

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Book number: 020223

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Noisbn African American

Various authors

Anthony's Photographic Bulletin. Volume XIX. 1888

New York, E and H.T. Anthony Co. Publishers, 1888. Half Leather. Black half leather with black cloth. 768 pp. Photos and various types of gravures at the front of some bulletins, 14 in all, including frontispiece. A bound volume spanning January to December, containing the year's worth of bulletins (apparently issued twice monthly). A bound volume of this bulletin or journal that focused on the technical aspects of photography and the photographic process, addressing techniques, equipment, etc. FAIR/GOOD condition. Front and rear cover very tenuously attached; they will probably detach with much further handling. Leather very scuffed along the hinges and edges. Backstrip lifted off and reattached with archival glue. Owner's stamp on the second endpaper. Text block solid but toned. Fair .

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Book number: 017859

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors and photographers

The Burr Mcintosh Monthly. January 1909

New York, Burr Publishing Co, 1909. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps, with a string tied binding. Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this monthly magazine, relying heavily on photographs. Of note is a photo essay on the annual flooding along the Nile River; a short photo illustrated essay on Florida and its climate; photographs of many young actresses, including Louise Gunning, Irene Moore, Lulu Glaser and others. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy scuffing, chipping, creasing, tearing, and loss to the covers along the extremities and spine. Minor creasing, soiling, and staining to the covers. Good .

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Book number: 020700

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Noisbn Pop Culture

Various Authors

Creative Camera. January 1969

London, Coo Press Ltd, 1969. Wraps. Gray photo illustrated wraps. 43 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this journal devoted to photography, with a focus on photography as fine art. This issue with articles on, and photographs by, Andre Kertesz and nude distortions; W. Eugene Smith; Max Ernst and his early collages and photomontages; Brassai and Paris; Robert Frank and his photography in his classic work The Americans. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning, wrinkling and edgewear. Light soiling. $25.00. Good .

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Book number: 013479

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

A Timely Encounter. Nineteenth-Century Photographs of Japan

Cambridge, MA, Peabody Museum Press, 1988. Wraps. Quarto. Oblong quarto. 71 pp. Black and white reproductions of photos throughout. A catalog to an exhibition of 19th century photographs of Japan and its people. This includes essays on the art and ideas behind Western photography of the people of Japan, including poses and themes, as well as a look at important photographers of the genre. GOOD condition, ex-library, with a label taped to the lower corner. Withdrawn stamp in the interior. General toning to the covers, with minor soiling, scuffing and edgewear. A few small stains present. Small crease/bump to the lower corner. Good .

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Book number: 012335

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Noisbn Asian History

Banerjee, Subhankar (artist)

Where I Live I Hope to Know

Fort Worth, TX, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 2011. Wraps. Photo illustrated stiff card wraps with French flaps. Narrow folio. Unpaginated. With color photos throughout. Issued for a 2011 exhibition of the photos of Subhankar Banerjee, an Indian born American photographer. Taken in and around his community in New Mexico, these photos document the scenes and events of which every day consists, photographed with unique perspectives and accompanied by an exploratory essay by Banerjee. Subhankar Banerjee is perhaps best known for his photographs documenting wildlife in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. NEAR FINE with minor bumping to the corners and extremities. Interior clean and solid. Near Fine .

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Book number: 006596

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Noisbn

Beecher, Bernd and Hilla (photographers)

Bernd and Hilla Becher. An Arts Council Exhibition

London, The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1974. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. 24 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A catalog to an exhibition of the photography of industrial structures by Bernd and Hilla Becher, an artist couple whose industrial photography challenged the boundaries between documentary and fine art photography. Photos in this book taken mostly in England, France and Germany. GOOD condition. Some toning and soiling to the covers, mostly along the edges. Some scuffing and edgewear. Good .

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Book number: 018627

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Noisbn

Cartier-Bresson, Henri (photographer)

Cartier-Bresson. Meine Welt

Luzern, Verlag C.J. Bucher, 1968. Cloth. Folio. Pale yellow cloth in unclipped jacket. 210 photo plates plus introduction. All text in German. A monograph on the work of French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, focusing on his photos taken from a variety of places worldwide. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and rubbing to the jacket. Many small to one inch tears along the jacket extremities, with some chipping and minor loss. Jacket edges a bit curled. Minor fading and edgewear to the book. Good/Good.

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Book number: 018411

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Noisbn