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By: N/A
Price: $19.00
Publisher: London, Martin Secker & Warburg: 1983
Edition: First Thus.
Seller ID: 009707
ISBN: 0436376814
Condition: Very Good +
160pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, Spine firm, reading crease there-on. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed. "we are unaware of radiations beyond the spectrum of visible light, Yet today, through unusual photographic techniques and by means of precise modern cameras attached to microscopes, telescopes, strobe lights, radiation detectors and computers, our conception of the world is undergoing a radical transformation. This remarkable book is a celebration of the invisible universe now made available to us through these dramat... View more info
By: N/A
Price: $20.90
Publisher: Perth, W.A., Australia, Western Australian Newspapers Ltd. (in Association with The Weldon-Hardie Group): 1986
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 010236
ISBN: 090969933X
Condition: Very Good +
280pp., small section of sepia historic photographic illustrations, plus stunning colour photographic illustrations throughout, including fold-outs. Book clean, square. Faux-leather spine firm. Gilt title to front panel of undamaged blue boards. Leaves clean. Illustrated, French-fold dustjacket mildly sunned on spine and a thin, short strip of upper front panel, minimally scuffed. "In this book a group of the world's leading photographers have together captured the spirit that is Western Australia, from the cosmopolitan lifestyle of Perth to the isolation of remote outback settlements. The... View more info
By: N/A
Price: $15.20
Publisher: Time-Life Books, in Association with Kodak: 1984
Seller ID: 011569
Condition: Very Good +
104pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Plain yellow boards very good. Leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly sunned on spine (title clearly legible) and a small strip at head, minor edge-creasing. A stand-alone title in the Kodak Encyclopaedia of Creative Photography. From the jacket flap: "In this volume you will learn how to choose background, poses, accessories and dress to suit your intended mood . . . how to relax your subject and achieve the desired expressions and gestures . . . use selective li... View more info
By: (The Francis Frith Collection)
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Wiltshire, England, The Francis Frith Collection (Selectabook): 1996
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 008275
ISBN: 1859370217
Condition: Very Good +
111pp., plus Index. Sepia-toned photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Photographically-illustrated (Clovelly, Main Street, 1894) card wrapper negligibly scuffed. A stand-alone volume in the 'Photographic Memories Series'. "The images in this series have been selected only from the Frith archive, which is world renowned for the quality and clarity of its photographs . . . in this book, as we make circular tours of these two counties, you will find much of beauty and tranquillity . . . " Book weight approx. 460g. View more info
By: Andrews, Gordon
Price: $47.50
Publisher: Seaforth, NSW, Australia, Craftsman House: 1987
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 013524
ISBN: 0947131019
Condition: Very Good +
101pp., plus (v.), pattern-print endpapers. Stunning colour photography throughout - familiar objects of stone and steel, painted surfaces, rendered walls and metal shavings, all captured through the lens of leading Australian photographer and graphic designer, Gordon Andrews (1914-2001). Book clean. Bright gilt title over firm, square backstrip. Blind-stamp title on slightly bumped and marked front board, plus several marks on rear board. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated, French-fold dustjacket lightly edgeworn, and colour-faded on spine. The unique talent of Australian experimental photograph... View more info
By: Andrews, Philip
Price: $20.90
Publisher: Seven Oaks: 2004
Edition: Reprint.
Seller ID: 007222
ISBN: 1862001545
Condition: Very Good +
192pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn and scuffed. " . . . explains the techniques of digital photography step-by-step - without swamping you in complicated jargon. All aspects of the medium are covered: setting up equipment, shooting great images, processing and manipulating them and printing the end result . . . " Includes Index. Book weight approx. 600g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall View more info
By: B.T.J.Glover and G.L.Wakefield
Price: $12.35
Publisher: London, Fountain Press: 1947
Edition: 7th Edition, 2nd Impression.
Seller ID: 002644
Condition: Good
110pp., paginated, 8 page b/w halftone plate section, plus intext line-drawings and graphs throughout. Book clean, square. Slightly shaken. Spots and mild dampstain on cloth. Leaves tanned, particularly endpapers and title-page, otherwise clean. No dustjacket. First published on 1923, this book has been completely rewritten. Intended primarily for beginners, however experienced photographers may derive some benefit . . . Contents, in 10 chapters, include: Prelims., Intro., Subjects, Printing papers, Properties of films and plates, Exposure, Development, Fixing-washing and drying negatives, Mec... View more info
By: Baddeley, H.
Price: $12.35
Publisher: London, Focal Press: 1952
Edition: 1st. U.K..
Seller ID: 001964
Condition: Good
120pp. Intext, b/white illustrations. Spine firm. Small, original seller's stamp on ffep, minor stain on foredge of round-cornered text-block. Art-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn and finger-marked on yellowing varnish. Contents include: First essentials, To script or not to script, Preparing for a holiday film, Camera technique, At the seaside, Touring holiday, Climbing-hiking and cycling, Holidays afloat, Documentaries, Completing at home. Book weight approx. 120gms. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. View more info
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Washington, D.C., U.S.A., National Geographic Society: 2001
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 008356
ISBN: 0792268946
Condition: Very Good +
285pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn and scuffed, with a small, faint stain to inside rear cover. "Islam's long, rich tradition and often far-flung and exotic locales have been explored in the pages of National Geographic magazine from the very first article on an Islamic subject in 1904 to the most recent in 2001. This extraordinary collection of the society's coverage has been selected by the magazine's Middle East specialist, Senior Editor Don Belt. With more than 150 ... View more info
By: Betjeman, John (Introduction and Commentaries by)
Price: $19.00
Publisher: London, B.T. Batsford: 1969
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 010316
Condition: Good+
Unpaginated (approx. 160 pages). B/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain brown boards undamaged. Previous owner's name to ffep., foxing to endpapers, mild tanning to textblock edges, else leaves clean. Number stamp to lower rear pastedown. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket edge-rubbed, a couple of tiny nicks, foxing to reverse. " . . . illustrated entirely with contemporary photographs. The earliest pictures belong to the 'forties, when Fox Talbot's camera was just in time to record the old Hungerford Suspensio... View more info
By: Bowler, Stanley
Price: $15.20
Publisher: London, Newnes: 1962
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 000556
Condition: Very Good
143pp., mostly b/w half-tones and line drawings throughout, but also includes 8 colour plates. Book is square and tight. Leaves clean except for 3 tiny spots on ffep and pastedown. Loose-plastic protected, colour illustrated dustjacket has remnants of old sticker on front flap, else minor edgewear and abrading. By an experienced writer on the subject, contents include: Choice of camera, Choice of subjects, Choice of film, Exposure and exposure meters, Film development, Printing and enlarging, Using flash, Artificial lighting, New fields, Glossary, Index, more. Book weight approx. 350g. Postage... View more info
Price: $19.00
Publisher: The Arts Book Society/Readers Union: 1973
Edition: First Thus.
Seller ID: 008700
ISBN: 0710075421
Condition: Very Good +
xviii, + (unpaginated) sepia plates, throughout (170 illustrations in total). Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Gilt title to front panel of brown cloth boards, which are lightly bumped on rear foredge corner. Leaves clean. Photographically-illustrated (Front: King's Weir on the Thames, 1865; Rear: Roadmenders replacing kidney stones outside Henry Taunt's shop in Broad Street, Oxford, 1881), loose-plastic protected dustjacket has a short, closed tear to head of spine, minor edgewear. "Henry Taunt was one of the great photographers of the nineteenth and early twentieth ce... View more info
By: Buckland, Gail
Price: $20.90
Publisher: Newton Abbot, Devon, U.K., David & Charles: 1974
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 006052
ISBN: 0715362178
Condition: Very Good
128pp., b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout, including frontispiece: an amazing array of early photography. Book clean. Bright gilt title on slightly cocked spine. Boards lightly bumped. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn. A fascinating collection of some of the earliest photography, by some of the world's earliest photographers, using calotype and wetplate camera techniques. Contents include: Prelims., 6 chapters, Notes, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 940g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall View more info
Price: $12.35
Publisher: London, Focal Press: 1950
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 001959
Condition: Good
136pp., intext, b/w illustrations throughout. Book square. Suppliers stamp on title-page, minor foxing specks on round-cornered block edges and lead pages, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper has small chips to head and heel of spine, else minor specks on yellowing varnish. Contents include: What is colour film? Varieties of film, Role of equipment, Problem of exposure, Light on colour, Shooting, How to handle colour, Editing-Titling-Fades and After-treatment, Projection and care of colour films, Faults and mishaps, Indexed glossary. Book weight approx. 160g. Postage charge wi... View more info
By: Chesney, D. Noreen and Chesney, Muriel O.
Price: $15.20
Publisher: Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publications: 1976
Edition: 3rd Edition, 3rd Impression.
Seller ID: 001368
ISBN: 0632083700
Condition: Very Good
xvii, + 487pp., 2 x 16 page, unpaginated, b/w half-tone plate sections. Intext b/w line drawings and graphs. Book clean, square. Scuff mark along top of front cover. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket very slightly edgeworn and sunned on spine, which has a small, light waterstain. 19 chapters, Appendices, Prelims., Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 1,002g. [1.02 KG.] * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View more info
Price: $22.80
Publisher: Gilroy, California, U.S.A., Authors (Jim and Cathy Church): 1986
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 012973
ISBN: 0961609303
Condition: Very Good +
ix, + 166pp., illustrated throughout: quality colour plates, b/white halftone plates, plus line-drawings and tables. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped on head and heel;. Colour-illustrated gloss boards nominally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. No dustjacket (as issued). Published before the emergence of the digital camera, and now dating somewhat, this how-to-do handbook for the Nikonos V, and IV-A cameras, and both TTL and manual strobes, is not a book to read cover to cover - but read selectively, scanning the Table of Contents reading sections of interest . . . Contents inc... View more info
By: Claxton, William
Price: $20.90
Publisher: San Francisco, California, U.S.A., Chronicle Books: 1996
Edition: First Thus.
Seller ID: 008940
ISBN: 0811813517
Condition: Very Good
124pp., full-page b/white photographic illustrations throughout by William Claxton. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, soft crease to title page. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper nominally scuffed and edgeworn only. " . . . an exciting and original collection of over seventy duotone portraits of such jazz greats as Charlie Parker, Billy Holiday, Gerry Mulligan, Mahalia Jackson, Dave Brubeck, Chet Baker, Theolonius Monk, Art Pepper and Max Roach . . . By turns exuberent, joyful and contemplative, Claxton's keen, intuitive photographs capture the nuances of the intimacy between j... View more info
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Massachusetts, U.S.A., Focal Press: 2000
Edition: First Edition, First Impression.
Seller ID: 009416
ISBN: 0240803809
Condition: Very Good
x, + 136pp., b/white and colour photographic illustrations, and b/white diagrams, throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has corner crease to rear panel, else very good. "Close-up photography is used in many different venues including nature, medical, advertising, instruction manuals, reference books, and of course by hobbyists and collectors . . . This book is the first to examine the techniques in an understandable and comprehensive manner." Contents include: Preface, 18 chapters over two 'parts', Glossary, Bibliography, Index. Book we... View more info
By: Dalladay, Arthur J. (Edited by)
Price: $16.15
Publisher: London, Henry Greenwood: 1952
Seller ID: 006336
Condition: Good+
596pp., thirty-two page. photogravure illustrated section (sepia), an extensive (92 pages) colour illustrated advertising section, plus intext b/white halftone plates, followed by a further large (136 pages) illustrated advertising section. Book clean and square. Flecked endpapers, text-block brown. Illustrated boards mildly soiled, and noticeably sunned on spine. Contains articles on colour photography, films for training, church photography, scientific cinematography, Epitome of Progress, illustrations, chemicals, formulae, document copying, tables, much more. Several Indexes. Book weight ap... View more info
By: Degre, Alain and Robert, Sylvie (Text by Laure Aslo)
Price: $28.50
Publisher: Johannesburg, South Africa, Southern Book Publishers: 1989
Edition: Second Edition, Second Impression.
Seller ID: 011810
ISBN: 1868121380
Condition: Very Good
125pp., colour-plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Pictorially-illustrated gloss boards lightly scuffed and bumped. A former owner's name/date on plain front pastedown, else leaves clean. No dustjacket. English translation by Lydia Moolman. Over a period of three years the photographers observed, and were accepted by, a family of wild meerkats. This is the endearing story . . . Book weight approx. 940g. * Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾&#... View more info
