New York: Central Studio, [ca. 1917?]. 4 sepia publicity photographs on heavy stock, approx. 10 x 8 inches, each embossed with the Central Studio device. Pictorial business envelope with a nice halftone view of a seal climbing a ladder while a ball balances on its nose. Sharp images of performing..... More
[N. p. n. p., ca. 1875-1885?]. 3.75 x 2.38 inches on a slightly larger mount, no photographer imprint. Signed in violet pencil on the verso, “Aggie Zuletia, age 23.” A nice portrait of a woman who made her living as a Circassian albino on the sideshow circuit (she pops up..... More
[N. p. n. p., ca. 1890?]. Sepia image, approx. 5-3/4 x 3-1/2 inches on a 6-1/2 x 4-1/4 inch mount. The boy stands posed jauntily in a cap and a jersey with a letter "K" sewn on its front, a small illegible ribbon pinned to his breast suggesting he undertakes..... More
(New York): Harry N. Abrams, Inc., in Association with The Montclair Art Museum, (1994). First edition. 4to, original glazed purple boards, 160 pages. Illus. Original dust jacket. Exhibition catalog of a show that included Ralson Crawford, Paul Strain, Charles Sheeler, Joseph Stella, etc. More
Los Angeles: Hand Press, (1981). First edition. Folio, original white linen stamped in black, 101, [1] pages. Illus. Original dust jacket. Retrospective of street photographer Lou Stoumen, annotated by the photographer, issued in conjunction with an exhibition at the Allentown Art Museum. More
Philadelphia: Miller & Burlock, [ca. 1860]. Carte de visite (CDV) album in original stamped brown calf, gilt lettering, gilt dentelles, original tooled brass clasps, decorated endpapers, a.e.g. Gilt lithographic title page. A nice example of an empty, early CDV album, from the longtime Philadelphia binders and sometime Bible publishers; by..... More
New York: New York State Council on the Arts, 1971. First edition. Unbound 4-page brochure, 14 x 11 inches, 50 loose plates as published. Original printed slipcase. A portfolio of black and white photographs by Tress taken in the New York metro area in 1969 and 1970, “part of a...... More
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1991). First edition. Large 8vo, original green cloth stamped in silver, 281, [1] pages. Illus. Original dust jacket. A survey of the work of this friend of Stieglitz, Abbott, Minor White, Helen Levitt, etc., with extracts from his journals. More
New York: Mora, [ca. 1875-1880?]. Original cabinet card, approx. 6.5 x 4.25 inches, Mora's imprint in the lower margin of the recto. A fine "headshot" of the stage actress Webster by the Broadway photographer Mora. More
[Hackers Junction, W.V. n. p., 1906]. Photo measures 6 x 8 inches on an 8 x 10 inch mount, with a mounted autograph label below the image. With the label "700 Ton Coal Washer - Under Construction. Midland Coa[l] & Coke Co. Nov. 20 1906. Hackers Jnc. W. Va." Contemporary..... More
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New York: E. Weyhe, 1932. First edition. Small folio, approx. 13.5 inches tall, printed cream Japan paper spine, glazed black boards, [12], 12, [82] pages + frontis portrait. 39 full-page reproductions of Weston photos. One of 550 numbered copies signed by Weston, this copy number 252. Additionally INSCRIBED and signed..... More
Chicago: April 18 to April 26, [1936]. Original photo portrait of Mrs. Lawton mounted to printed card stock, the ticket measuring approx. 2.5 x 4.25 inches. Per contemporary newspaper reports, sponsored by 70+ women’s clubs and organizations, with exhibitions, Good Government lectures, talks on women’s issues, etc. More
Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, (1989). First edition. 4to, original black cloth, silver lettering, 141 pages + 100 illustrations. An excellent survey of the daguerreotype. This copy without the dust jacket. More
