2004-09
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/31/2004
Booklet, HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN STEREOSCOPE, 16 pages, 4 1/4" x 6 1/2", 1869, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This illustrated study of 3-dimensional stereo photography first appeared in the "Philadelphia Photographer ". Aging, else VF condition...Plus; Carte de Visite, ca. 1870, M. McGowan backmark, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. A young man poses nest to a table upon which sits a loaded stereopticon. Scarce image. VG...Plus; Book, PHOTOGRAPHIC MOSAICS AN ANNUAL RECORD OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PROGRESS edited by M. Carey Lea, 144 pages, small octavo, 1867, Benerman & Wilson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Both the technical and artistic sides of photography are examined. Following the text proper, there are approximately 30 full page advertisements touting various photographic products. Some stains and wear to cover, else VG condition.
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