Kenosha, Wis. Photographed by Truesdell, [ca. 1860-1870?]. Image approx. 3.5 x 2 inches on a slightly larger gilt-ruled mount, Truesdell backstamp. A lovely and even haunting image. Per a genealogical account of the Hollister family (into which Truesdell had married) the photographer had come to Kenosha in 1860 and was..... More
[San Francisco? n. p.], 1902. Black and white printed measures 3.75 x 4.75 inches on a 5.25 x 6 inch embossed mount. Annotated in pencil on the verso, "Mary Mombach, Mike Topp, Christine Topp, Dorothy. Aug. 1902." An obitiuary for Christine Topp in the San Francisco Call on July 10..... More
[N. p., but Ohio? ca. 1904-1918]. Unused real photo postcard, approx. 3.5 x 5.5 inches, AZO stamp box with four triangles pointing upward. A charming image, annotated (repeatedly) in pencil on the verso, "Mary Jones." More
Boston: Warren's Portraits, 465 Washington St. [ca. 1879]. Photo measures approx. 5.88 x 4 inches on a slightly larger printed mount. Biographical encomium of approx. 160 words. "His Enormous Brain Power marked him with Rank of Benjamin Franklin as one of Massachusetts noted productions. . . . Spoke all languages..... More
[N. p., ca. 1900?]. Original oval sepia print, approx. 3.13 x 4.13 inches on a 4.25 x 6.5 plain drab mount. Contemporary pencil notation on the verso, "George Washington's Birthday." A curious portrait of about a dozen people in what appears to be an attempt at Colonial American costumes (and..... More
Wetzlar: Ernst Leitz. 1929. First edition. Small 8vo, original pictorial wrappers, 31, [1] pages. Illus. On enlarging equipment, reproduction tools, and lenses for Leicas. More
[N. p., ca. 1907-1913?]. Real photo postcard, image measures approx. 3 x 3.88 inches on a 3.5 x 5.5 inch card, postally unused, Cyko stamp block. To this untrained eye, the rider in his pea coat and cap (posed with his visible foot on the pedal) appears to be sitting..... More
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Wetzlar: Ernst Leitz, (1930). First edition. Small 8vo, original pictorial brown wrappers, [20] pages. Illus. A manual on how to use the Leica camera, this pamphlet from the manufacturers of the original Leica, Ernst Leitz Optische Werke in Wetzlar. (February 1930 date at the foot of the final page.) Pamphlet..... More
[Park City, Utah? n. p., 1916]. Real photo postcard, image measures approx. 2.5 x 4.25 inches on a 3.5 x 5.5 inch card, Noko stamp box. Postally unused, brief contemporary pencil note on the verso. A dramatic image, though with pedestrian sidewalk traffic visible, clearly life continued amid the epic..... More
[Park City?, n. p., 1916]. Real photo postcard, approx. 3.5 x 5.5 inches, postally unused, Noko stamp box. A sharp, vivid picture of the collapsed theater (with its lobby and rear wall still intact); its large posters on the fence out front include two attractive designs plugging the popular Mutt..... More
Providence, R. I. Matrix Publications, Inc., (1982). First edition. Paperback. Oblong paperback in original printed wrappers, 6.88 x 8.5 inches, 96 pages. Illustrated throughout after photos by Rubin and Siegel. Street photography, life on 14th street in Manhattan—the Saul Steinberg nougat at the center of the chocolates in the confectionary..... More
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., between 1910-1930 [ca. 1914-1918?]. Sepia image on AZO stock, 5.38 x 3.5 inches. The troop of scouts (and the little Uncle Sam) appear to include East Asian and Pacific Island members. Postally unused, no autograph additions. A sharp, evocative image. More
N. p., ca. 1920s? Black and white print on thin paper, 3.38 x 5.25 inches. The scenery suggests a western landscape. A baby buggy sits opposite a rough large tent; an evident Model T pokes its nose out from behind a covered wagon. More
(Philadelphia: A. Newman, Photographer), [ca. 1873-1875]. Image approx. 3.88 x 2.25 inches on a slightly larger mount, photographer’s printed title and imprint on the verso. A fine studio image of famed performer Eli Bowen (1844-1924) with his wife Mattie and his oldest son Frank, the family looking every inch (so..... 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
Johnstown, Pa. Green and Caddy, Riverside Photograph Gallery, Franklin St. [ca. 1880]. Print measures 5.5 x 3.88 inches on a 6.5 x 4.25 inch mount, photographer stamp at the foot of the photo and printed in gilt on the rear. A sharp example of studio snow. More
Cowansville, Quebec: Jackson [i.e., John Jackson?], [ca. 1885?]. Photograph measures 5.63 x 4 inches on a slightly larger mount, studio name printed in gilt at the foot, Jackson, Cowansville, PQ. With an early contemporary photograph album page annotated in later ink autograph, “George Buzzell . . . Ceinteur Bleu Club..... More
New York: Harper Colophon Books, (1975). First edition. Paperback. Original pictorial white wrappers, 8.25 x 9.5 inches, unpaginated. Illustrated from photographs by Stack throughout. A photo documentary of Marine training on Parris Island, shot with a critical eye, from a former Marine turned photographer. Small black ink mark (perhaps remainder..... 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. Hardcover. Folio, original white linen stamped in black, 101, [1] pages. Illus. Original dust jacket. Retrospective of street photographer Lou Stoumen, annotated by the photographer and 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
[San Francisco: n. p., ca. 1898]. Sepia print, 5.5 x 3 inches on a mount measuring 7 x 3.5 inches. Annotated in autograph on the verso in a contemporary hand, “Copy, Stradivari about 1710. S. F. 1898.” The 1900 census reports have Muller (b. 1854 in Wisconsin) living at 2..... More
New York: New York State Council on the Arts, 1971. First edition. Slipcased. 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..... 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
