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Photography
Books on photographs as well as books of photographs.
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1977 Zeiss Ikon Cameras 1926-1939Hove : 1977A fine first edition of this richly illustrated history of cameras manufactured by the Zeiss Ikon Company. -
1939 The Contax Way: Miniature Camera Technique and PracticeLondon: 1939A very scarce first edition of this guide to using the Contax, complete with the very scarce dust wrapper. -
1978 Leica Historica, Gewindekameras, 1925-1960Wetzlar: 1978A very scarce German reference work on Leica cameras, a brilliantly detailed resource on the brand's screw-mounts. -
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1985 The Whole Story of M-Type Leica (M型ライカの全貌)Tokyo: 1985A very scarce guide to the M-Type Leica, a Japanese work signed by the author, Shinichi Nakamura. -
c1925 End of Season's Clearance Sale of Photographic & Scientific ApparatusLondon: c1925A very scarce 1920s sale catalogue for photographic equipment seller The City Seller & Exchange, Ltd., illustrated with images of cameras and equipment. -
1937 The Secrets of Trick PhotographyGermany: 1937This scarce first German English edition, first impression, of an illustrated work on trick photography methods by Otto R. Croy, with the original clipped dust wrapper. -
1904 Fifty Leaders of British SportLondon: 1904An attractive volume comprising a series of portraits of notable British sports figures, illustrated with portrait plates -
2000 Upstream: Fly Fishing in the American WestNew York: 2000A stunningly illustrated tribute to fly fishing in the American West, with beautiful photographs by Charles Lindsay. -
1897 Photo Pictures in East AngliaAshstead: 1897A richly illustrated guide to East Anglia, with photographs by the successful landscape photographer John Payne Jennings. -
c1870 Album of Photographic Images of DrawingsNone: c1870A smart album featuring eleven photographs of sketches of British towns, and one photograph of Belfast. -
1967 Islamic Architecture and Its Decoration A. D. 800-1500London: 1967A collection of photographs by Derek Hill depicting the beauty if ancient Islamic architecture, in the original dust wrapper. -
c1880 The Album of Glasgow and Exhibition with Map and Information for VisitorsGlasgow: c1880A smart copy of this very scarce album of Glasgow in Scotland. -
1914 Blenheim Woodstock, &c. Their Story and Some of the Scenes Around ThemOxford: 1914A smart third edition of this illustrated guide to the author's journey around Blenheim Woodstock and the surrounding areas. -
2010 English Country BookshopsMiddlesex : 2010A charming pictorial record of English antiquarian bookshops, being a limited copy of eight hundred that were printed for sale -
c1886 The Bard of Avon AlbumNone: c1886A full morocco Victorian photo album, with decorative empty photo frames and quotes from noted works and figures. -
2007 Searching for Sebald: Photography after W. G. SebaldLos Angeles: 2007A very smart first edition of this illustrated study of the photography of German writer and academic W. G. Sebald. -
1897 With Nature and a CameraLondon: 1897A smart first edition of this important naturalist study with images from one of the world's earliest wildlife photographers. -
1978 Birds of Mountain and MoorlandLondon: 1978The first edition of this vibrantly illustrated sturdy of mountain and moorland birds, illustrated with colour photographs. -
1925-26 City of Nottingham Education Committee. Souvenir Summer Holiday in Paris; LucerneNottingham: 1925-1926Two very scarce works, consisting of the itinerary of the Nottingham Education Committee's summer holidays in the mid 1920s to Paris and Lucerne, and with many original photographs. -
c1928 Mallorca Ruta Pintoresca De Palma A L'Esglayeta Valldemosa Cartuja Miramar Soller DeyaBarcelona: c1928A very scarce photobook featuring twenty photographs by Adolfo Zerkowitz, depicting the beauty of Mallorca. -
1996 Golden EaglesGrantown-on-Spey: 1996The first edition, first impression of this richly illustrated volume of photographs of golden eagles. -
1899 Through China With a CameraLondon: 1899A smart second edition of this beautiful collection of photographs and commentary on the author's travels across China. -
c1900 Paris: Photographies en CouleursNot Stated: c1900A souvenir collection of seventeen photographs of famous French monuments, folded in a concertina which can be folded out. -
1927-1931 Twenty-Five Postcards of Tallinn, EstoniaTallin: 1927-1931A charming collection of twenty five postcards of Tallinn in the late 1920s and early 1930s. -
1880 A Trip to Mexico, Being Notes of a Journey from Lake Erie to Lake TezcucoToronto: 1880The first edition of H. C. R. Becher's guide to his travels in Mexico, illustrated with albumen photograph prints. -
1956 Eternal EgyptLondon: 1956A smart copy of this study of Egypt with numerous photographic illustrations. -
2008 Unseen Images: Archive Photographs in the Petrie Museum Volume 1: Gurob, Sedment and TarkhanLondon: 2008A smart copy of the first volume of archival photographs from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London. -
1860 Transformation: or, The Romance of Monte BeniLeipsig: 1860Nathaniel Hawthorn's romance set in Italy with numerous photographic plates and bound in full decorative paper vellum over two volumes. -
1969 Down the Colorado: Diary of the First Trip Through the Grand Canyon 1869New York: 1969A smart first edition of this modern photographic companion to the diary of John Wesley Powell from his first trip through the Grand Canyon in 1863. -
1974 Vanishing AfricaLondon: 1974A smart revised edition of this beautiful photographic book on life across Africa. -
1947-9 Unto the Hills and Hills and GlensEdinburgh: 1947-9Two works of prose and verse by Brenda G Macrow on the hills and glens of Scotland, with beautiful photographs by Robert M. Adam and in the original dust wrappers with 'Hills and Glens' being a first edition. -
1969 Cairo: A Life Story of 1000 Years 969-1969Cairo: 1969A wonderful celebration of Cairo, consisting of a plethora of photographs showcasing the development of its culture, history and art. -
1964 Egypt in ColourLondon: 1964The first edition of this collection of vibrant photographs of Egypt by Roger Wood, with descriptions and historical information by Margaret Drower, in the original scarce dust wrapper. -
2004 Egypt: Flying HighVercelli: 2004A collection of beautifully vibrant and glossy photographs of Egypt from the air, by photojournalist Marcello Bertinetti. -
1885 The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a SatelliteLondon: 1885The third edition of Nasmyth and Carpenter's innovative study of the moon, illustrated with photographs of meticulously crafted models which were instrumental in educating the public about the moon. -
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1983 Snowdon: Sittings 1979-1983London: 1983A signed first edition of Antony Armstrong-Jones's volume of portrait photographs of those who 'feature largely in the public imagination'.