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[003196] . SCIENCE, August 28, 1885. Volume VI. No. 134. ill. Foldout Map, Etchings. Cambridge: The Science Company, 1885. Size: Approx. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4". Paper Wraps. Science. Good Articles about/or by Famous Americans: "Biographical Sketch of the President of the Association"(HUBERT ANSON NEWTON) with portrait illustration; 2 articles about HENRY STANLEY: "The Kongo Free State"; and "Stanley's Kongo" including a large foldout Map of Central Africa and the Kongo Free State. In Letters to the Editor: THEO. GILL "Man's Ancestry". Other articles: "Composite Portraiture" with illustration; and "The Yacht Puritan" with 2 illustrations.Lightly soiled. Tiny chipping around side/bottom edge.Crease down middle. Overall covers are Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG. Map is Very Good-. Two tears at middle fold. $55.00

[003103] . THE SWISS CROSS. A MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION, 20 Issues 1887-1889. ill. Figures (line drawings), Woodcuts. New York: N.D.C. Hodges, 1887. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 1/4". Paper Wraps. Science. Good- to Fair 1887: Vol.I: No.1-6 Jan.-June. and 1887: Vol.II: No. 2, 4-6. August, October-December. 1888: Vol.III: No. 1-4, 6. Jan.-April, June and 1888: Vol.IV: No.2, 4. August, October.1889: Vol.V. No. 1-2, 6. Jan.-Feb., June. Some articles cover:Early Man in America, Water-Crystals, Photography, Astronomy, Botany, Birds, Zoology, Ichthyology, Native Americans, Eskimo Igloos, and many more. Covers are very worn/tears, some detached, and soiled. Some issues have "Agassiz Association, Chap. 158" on cover. Several have small stickers/labels with " Agassiz Association, Dec87,Chap. 158"Good- to Fair. Interiors are clean, and Very Good. Wonderful engravings throughout each issue. Scarce. $350.00

[003141] . Kodakery, A Magazine for Amateur Photographers, June 1919. New York: Eastman Kodak Company, 1919. Photography. Good side edge 2" slightly "cut"? off. no interference with text or photography. Otherwise exterior is VG. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. 32 pp. $4.50

[004693] . THE CAMERA BOOK. ill. Photographs, Drawings. Chicago: Burke & James Inc, Size: Approx. 6 " x 9". Stiff Covers. Photography. Very Good to Very Good- Catalog put out by Burke and James advertizing their different Ingento Cameras. no date, but the years manufactured was c. 1920's. 40 pages. Many pages advertising a different model camera with illustration of the camera, its specifications, pricing, and description.Other pages with illustrations/photographs showing different Shutters, Lens, and General information regarding photo taking. Green covers. Promotional catalog for W. J. Dyer & Bro. St. Paul, Minnesota-Back cover states "Ingento Cameras, For Sale by W. J. Dyer & Bro., 21 West Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota." Some mild rubbing to spine and lower edge, mildly discoloration on back cover. Slightly soiled. Overall covers are Good + to Very Good-. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. Laid in price sheet from W. J. Dyer & Bro for their different cameras. $55.00

[003659] . SCIENCE, June 6, 1884. Volume III. No. 70. ill. Etchings, Chart. Cambridge: The Science Company, 1884. Size: Approx. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4". Paper Wraps. Science. Very Good Articles by Famous Americans: FREDERICK SCHWATKA: The Middle Yukon with 9 illustrations; in Letters to the Editor: G. BROWN GOODE: The invention of the vertical camera in photography with photo engraving illustration; and CHARLES C. ABBOTT: Hibernating mammals. Other articles: " The conic projection in oceanic cartography" with a North-Atlantic track-chart. " The Royal Society of Canada"; and " Calderwood's Mind and Brain". Mildly chipped covers at side edge. Overall covers are Very Good. Faint vertical crease down the middle. Interior is tight, clean and VG. $55.00

[003998] . TRANSACTIONS OF VASSAR BROTHERS' INSTITUTE And Its Scientific Section 1887-1890. ill. Plate, Figures (line drawings). Poughkeepsie, New York: Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Paper Wraps. Science. Covers Poor.Interior Very Good Vol.5 Part I and II. " Object of the society is to promote education and useful knowledge in the departments of Science, Literature, and Art, by investigating and discussing subjects...by establishing and maintaining a Museum, a Library and a collection of works of art and objects of historic interest ..." Articles by Famous Americans include: CHARLES A. YOUNG - "Nebulae and the Nebular Hypothesis"; and LEROY C. COOLEY-"Limit of Visibility for Minute Masses". Other articles by Henry V. Pelton, President of the Institute, William A. Mowry (Oregon Settlement), W.B. Dwight, C.B. Warring (Mathematics & Gyroscope), Gilbert Van Ingen, Edward Elsworth (Photography), and W. G. Stevenson's Obituary. Frontis. portrait of Stevenson. 192 pp. Front paper cover detached with missing pieces around edges. Title and design on cover intact. ex-mus. numbers/stamp on front top edge. Back cover missing. String tied. Interior is clean, tight and in VG+ condition. Have other "volumes" from Vassar Brothers Institute. $45.00

[003999] . TRANSACTIONS OF VASSAR BROTHERS' INSTITUTE And Its Scientific Section 1890-1893. ill. . Poughkeepsie, New York: Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Paper Wraps. Science. Covers Good to Good- Vol.6 Part I and II. " Object of the society is to promote education and useful knowledge in the departments of Science, Literature, and Art, by investigating and discussing subjects...by establishing and maintaining a Museum, a Library and a collection of works of art and objects of historic interest ..." Article by Famous American: EDWARD BURGESS- " Animal Intelligence" and " Some Thoughts about Science and Life". Other articles by Th. Neumann (Poisonous Snakes, Speech of Monkeys,Universal Languages ), John A. Williams (Glass Manufacturing), James Winne (Memory), John Sutcliffe (Mining), Edward Elsworth ( Color Photography) Wm. H. Brewer, Henry V. Pelton, President of the Institute. and C.B. Warring (Geology of Montgomery County, Illinois 280 pp. Front paper cover's side edge missing two narrow strips and top corner tip. ex-mus. numbers/stamp (faint) on front top edge. Back cover barely attached. Covers overall Good to Good-. String tied. Interior is clean, tight and in VG+ condition. Have other "volumes" from Vassar Brothers Institute. $40.00

[003135] . POPULAR SCIENCE NEWS AND BOSTON JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY.1892-Complete year. 12 issues. Vol. XXVI: Number 1-12. January-December.. ill. Figures (line drawings), Tables,. Boston: Popular Science News Co., 1892. Size: Approx. 9 1/2" x 12". Paper Wraps. Science. Good or Better Articles by Harlan Hoge Ballard,"then" President of the Agassiz Association; and THE NEW STAR IN AURIGA, by Charles Augustus Young. Articles include: NOVELITIES IN PHOTOGRAPHY (6 etchings); WATER AND AIR BAROMETERS (2 etchings); PHOTOGRAPHING LIGHTING-STROKES(1etching); FLINT IMPLEMENTS OF COCHIN CHINA (1etching); SOME CURIOUS MINERALS (5 ETCHINGS); ABOUT LICHENS(17 etchings); MIMICRY IN ANIMALS (3 etchings); EXPERIMENTS WITH WATER-JETS(3 ETCHINGS); EVOLUTION FOR THE CONTINENTS( 4 etchings); MINIATURE SUN-DIALS (4 etchings); SOUP-BUBBLES (6 etchings); JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER (2 etchings); SIMPLIFIED COMPOUND LEAVES (8 etchings). Includes monthly section on MEDICINE and PHARMACY, ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA and METEOROLOGY. December Issue includes Index for the Year with List of Articles. All are in Good or better condition. One issue will ex-mus. numbers on front cover (advertisement page). May issue does not have 2 pages of advertisements as its "covers", all the other issues do. Covers lightly soiled or age-toned around borders. One issue torn area on cover (advertisements), but all there. One issue's side edge with tear, but intact. Overall interiors are clean, tight, and in Very Good condition. $125.00

[001514] Cahn, Robert. American Photographers & the National Parks. Very Good+ owner's name & bookplate on free endp. otherwise interior is Near Fine. Exterior VG+. $15.00

[001731] Dixon, Joseph S.. Wildlife Portfolio of the Western National Parks.. 1957. Very Good $5.00

[004374] Hanson, Eugene M. How to Make Money in Photography . ill. Photographs. New York: American Photographic Book Pub. Co, 1955. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". Yellow Cloth. Photography. Very Good- / Good-. Hundreds of opportunities to earn money while you enjoy your hobby of photography. Chapters on all the various fields from Wedding, Travel, Parties, Church Events, Clubs, Brochures, Catalogs, Calendars, Sports, etc. 302 pp. Back cover with watermark-doesn't go through. Slight rubbing of spine ends. Overall covers are Very Good-. Two pages of photographs "roughness" as if they were stuck together with residue, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good. Dust Jacket with tears and one piece,2"x2", barely attached at front bottom edge. Still intact. DJ is Good- $15.00

[001854] Horgan, Stephen H.. Photoengraving in Black and Color Or Photoengraving Primer . 1938. Good+ spine faded. $7.00

[001704] Melham, Tom. JOHN MUIR'S WILD AMERICA .. Near Fine / Good. $10.00

[003198] Olcott, Charles S.. The LURE Of The CAMERA.. ill. Photographs By Author. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1914. Photography. Good to Good- front cover with stain and back cover with glass "ring". corners worn. Several small spots on spine. Exterior is Good to Good-.Top edge gilt. Interior is tight, clean and VG+ $15.00

[001443] Rawlings, John.. 100 STUDIES OF THE FIGURE. . 1954. Good / Fair. $18.50

[003417] Simmons Robert. CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPHY AND COPYING.. ill. Photographs & Drawings. New York: American Photographic Book Publishing Co., 1966. Third Printing. Soft Cover. Photography. Good Modern Camera Guide Series. 128 pp. Front cover wavy and slightly stiff with water mark on verso. Slight evidence of water rings on cover-covers are black with design so only visual at certain angles. Some "waviness" to text, but no stains or other markings. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG. $10.00

[001775] Smith, Dwight L., Editor. . U. S. A., A Picture Book to Remember Her By. ill. Illustrated by Gibbon, David (designer) . 1978. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 84-499-5057-0. $10.00