Epstean Edward (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Spine sunned. Top and fore edge foxed. Verso of frontispiece foxed. Front and rear flyleaves yellowing. Laid in is a Notice from the translator stating that due to "the political conditions arising in Europe," the publisher disavowed sponsorship of the book. He goes on to list his reasons for proceeding with the publication. Stenger was the inventor of the darkroom lamp with liquid filters (1905) and the photographic copying process by chemical gradation (1922). He collected photographs and testimonies from the cultural history of photography. His photo collection was later considered to be the largest private photo collection in the world.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Clean pages, nice shape overall.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Contents in very good condition, illustrated wraps rubbed, sunned, slight staining, and magic tape.

paperback. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original cloth. Near Fine, in onionskin dust jacket. 'Extraordinary collection by leading expert in Photomechanical printing. 1418 entries in first section and over 773 in the addenda' (Hanson Collection catalog, p. 145). 'In 1889, [Epstean] was employed at the electrotyping firm, Hopkins & Blaut where he established their photoengraving department in 1892. . . . In 1898, he partnered with H.L. Walker and founded the Walker Engraving Company. As Edward Epstean was working on Hopkins & Blaut's new photoengraving department, he also started a personal library to better understand the reproductive processes of photography. His library grew with the acquisitions of Stephen H. Horgan, William Gamble, Josef Maria Eder, and Gabriel Cromer. In 1934, The Epstean Collection was incorporated in The Columbia University Library with the help of curator Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt. Epstean viewed the collection as a work-in-progress and added to the collection and helped to secure funds for new acquisitions' (Wikipedia).

Photography Reference. A CATALOGUE OF THE EPSTEAN COLLECTION ON THE HISTORY AND SCIENCE OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND ITS APPLICATIONS ESPECIALLY TO THE GRAPHIC ARTS. Columbia University Press, NY, 1937. 8vo., wraps, introductions by Edward Epstean and Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt, 1418 items described. Archival reinforcement to spine, else VG.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Foreword by Edward Epstein. Introductory note by Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt. Octavo. Printed wrappers with moderate wear and soil, top corners a bit bumped, first couple of leaves with a very small oxidized clip mark, and a few tears on the spine neatly strengthened, sound and near very good. The text is otherwise fine. Complimentary copy from the library with a slip laid in.

155x245mm, hardcover, First edition . 1418 references. Good condition.

HC. B&W illustrations (illustrator). 204pp NO DUSTJACKET SPINE FADED - Contents include: Translator's Preface; Preface; Contents; List of Portraits; General History of the Origin of Photography; Photographic Apparatus; Applied Photography; Photography as a Profession and a Hobby in Civilization and as an Economic Asset; A Hundred Years of Photography; Bibliography; Portraits; Index. good, faded black cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket.

Hardcover without dustjacket, 204 pages, very good condition, previous owner's name on first page, no other internal marks.

Translated by Edward Epstean. [4] 163 pp. 12mo, publisher's quarter cloth and decorated paper-covered boards in plain brown wrapper. A fine copy. The plain wrapper has a few small chips.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. xiv, (2), 204 pages; Clean and secure in original dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering in very nice dustjacket. Translation and footnotes by Edward Epstean. CONTENTS: Translator's Preface; Preface; Contents; List of Portraits; General History of the Origin of Photography; Photographic Apparatus; Applied Photography; Photography as a Profession and a Hobby in Civilization and as an Economic Asset; A Hundred Years of Photography; Bibliography; Portraits; Index. Some of the special topics include Photography on Metal - Niepce and Daguerre; Negative-Positive Method - Talbot; Negatives and Emulsions on Glass; Architectural Photography; First Textbooks; Early Photographic Societies; etc. Stenger provides excellent bibliographic references on early photography and the paths of technical developments. Erich Stenger (1878- 1957) was a German photochemist, collector, and avid historian and theorist of photography. From 1919 to 1922, he held the position of lecturer. He was the inventor of the darkroom lamp utilizing liquid filters (1905) and of a photographic copying process based on chemical gradation (1922). From 1922, he served as a non-tenured associate professor and Director of the Institute for Applied Photochemistry at the Technical University of Berlin. From 1928 onwards, he also continued his work in Berlin as a library councilor and head of the documents and portrait collection at the Prussian State Library. Stenger was a collector from childhood; initially, Liebig trading cards and postage stamps, then from 1906 until the end of his life, he collected photographs and artifacts documenting the cultural history of photography. His photographic collection was later regarded as the largest private collection of photographs in the world and served as the basis for numerous publications and exhibitionsincluding this book Photography in Culture and Technology. In 1955, Stenger sold his photography collection to Agfa, as the company sought to open a museum of photography. Stenger's photography collection now forms part of the Photography Collection at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: VG+. No Jacket. First Edition. Book has minor wear. What makes this copy unique is that it is Inscribed and dated by the translator to his friend the respected photographer Volkmar Wentzel. Wentzel's bookplate is on the front fixed endpaper. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Condition: Very Good. New York: Tennant and Ward, 1935. First American Edition. 12mo; publisher's dark green cloth over patterned cloth, gilt-lettered spine; [4],163pp. Minor shelf wear, spine a shade darkened, endpapers toned, label mounted to rear pastedown reading "For Reference Use," contemporary ownership ex libris to front pastedown, contemporary and later (1982) gift inscriptions to front free endpaper; a Very Good, sound copy overall.