From Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA, Akron, OH, U.S.A.
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8vo., 92 pp., original mounted albumen photographic frontispiece, engraved figures in text, 1 engraved plate, [11] pp. adverts. Pencil underline on the title page, small dampstain at the top blank margin of the engraved plate. Near fine. [bound with] Taylor, J. Traill. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC AMATEUR: A SERIES OF LESSONS IN FAMILIAR STYLE FOR THOSE WHO DESIRE TO BECOME PRACTICALLY ACQUAINTED WITH THIS USEFUL AND FASCINATING ART. NY: Scovill Manufacturing Co., 1881. First ed. 96 pp.; 36 adverts on colored stock, 45 b&w wood engravings. Fine. [bound with] HOW TO MAKE PHOTOGRAPHS [Scovill, 1883]. 50 pp., adverts. Primarily a catalogue of Scovill's Amateur Photographic Requisites, only 8 pages of which is instructional text. Newly bound in half morocco with marbled paper over boards. Fine and bright. These three manuals cover apparatus for photography, photography for women, field work (portable outfits), sensitizing materials, etc. Numerous illustrated adverts. The frontispiece of the first title is a high mountain scenic view with railroad track visible. Roosens and Salu No. 6419 for the title by Price; however, listing only the second edition, which does not contain the albumen frontispiece, and has a shorter page count. Roosens and Salu No. 6416 for title by Taylor. Seller Inventory # 26350
Bibliographic Details
Title: HOW TO MAKE PICTURES: EASY LESSONS FOR THE ...
Publisher: Scovill Manufacturing Co, NY
Publication Date: 1882
Edition: First edition.
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