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Children’s Fashions of the Past in PhotographsChildren’s Fashions of the Past in Photographs 
by Alison Mager
Capture a glimpse of yesteryear with these 165 studio photos of American and European children from the 1860s to the 1920s.


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Nassau County, Long Island, in Early PhotographsNassau County, Long Island, in Early Photographs 
by Bette Weidman, Linda Martin
175 vintage photos recall aspects of life on Long Island from post-Civil War to modern era. Village life, agriculture, local industries, celebrities, early aviation and movie industries, fabulous estates, beaches, much more.

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Genthe’s Photographs of San Francisco’s Old ChinatownGenthe’s Photographs of San Francisco’s Old Chinatown 
by Arnold Genthe, John Kuo Wei Tchen
130 rare photos offer fascinating visual record of Chinatown before the great 1906 earthquake. Informative text traces history of Chinese in California.


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Eadweard Muybridge: The Father of the Motion PictureEadweard Muybridge: The Father of the Motion Picture 
by Gordon Hendricks
Fascinating, profusely illustrated biography of Muybridge, whose groundbreaking work in photography unfolded against a backdrop of controversy and murder. Details his stormy relationship with Leland Stanford and influence on Remington, Duchamp, and other artists.


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Old Brooklyn in Early Photographs, 1865-1929Old Brooklyn in Early Photographs, 1865-1929 
by William Lee Younger
157 photographs, many never before reprinted, show the vitality and variety of old Brooklyn: waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, Fulton Street, Brooklyn Heights, Ebbets Field, Luna Park, Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach Hotel, more.

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Snow CrystalsSnow Crystals 
by W. A. Bentley, W. J. Humphreys
Over 2,000 clear photomicrographs printed on black background of snow crystals. Also frost, rime, hail, etc. Brief text on methodology of research. Absolutely inexhaustible source of design. 202 plates.


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Animals in MotionAnimals in Motion
by Eadweard Muybridge
Nearly 4,000 photographs in series, stopped action, of horses, cats, lions, deer, kangaroos, etc. Indispensable for animal artists. Classic of 19th-century photography.



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Art Forms in the Plant World: 120 Full-Page PhotographsArt Forms in the Plant World: 120 Full-Page Photographs
by Karl Blossfeldt
Blossfeldt's exquisite sharp-focus photo studies of plant form — leaves, buds, stems, seed pods, tendrils and twigs — won acclaim with publication of the 1928 edition of this book.


Our Price $14.95


The Building of the Panama Canal in Historic PhotographsThe Building of the Panama Canal in Historic Photographs
by Ulrich Keller
Extensive text and 164 historic photographs tell the compelling story of the Canal's construction: dredging, housing, internal government, engineering feats, failures, and final success.


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Camera Work: A Pictorial GuideCamera Work: A Pictorial Guide
by Alfred Stieglitz
All 559 illustrations from most important periodical of art photography. Reduced in size but still clear, in strict chronological order, with complete captions.



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Children’s Fashions of the Past in PhotographsChildren’s Fashions of the Past in Photographs
by Alison Mager
Capture a glimpse of yesteryear with these 165 studio photos of American and European children from the 1860s to the 1920s.



Our Price $12.95


Creative Photography: Aesthetic Trends 1839-1960Creative Photography: Aesthetic Trends 1839-1960
by Helmut Gernsheim
First authoritative, comprehensive study of photography from a purely aesthetic point of view, spanning its history from daguerreotypes to modern photo-reportage. 240 superb photographs. First inexpensive paperback edition.



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Cruickshank’s Photographs of Birds of AmericaCruickshank’s Photographs of Birds of America
by Allan D. Cruickshank
Great ornithologist, photographer presents 177 closeups, groupings, panoramas, flightings of about 150 different birds. Expanded Wings in the Wilderness. "The most magnificent bird photographs in the world..." — Commonweal.


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The Depression Years as Photographed by Arthur RothsteinThe Depression Years as Photographed by Arthur Rothstein
by Arthur Rothstein
Outstanding 1930s photos: famous dust storm photo, ragged children, the unemployed, much more. 120 photographs. Captions.



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Eadweard Muybridge: The Father of the Motion PictureEadweard Muybridge: The Father of the Motion Picture
by Gordon Hendricks
Fascinating, profusely illustrated biography of Muybridge, whose groundbreaking work in photography unfolded against a backdrop of controversy and murder. Details his stormy relationship with Leland Stanford and influence on Remington, Duchamp, and other artists.



Our Price $21.95


Garden City, Long Island, in Early Photographs, 1869-1919Garden City, Long Island, in Early Photographs, 1869-1919
by Mildred H. Smith
Handsome treasury of 118 vintage pictures, accompanied by captions, document the Garden City Hotel fire (1899), the Vanderbilt Cup Race (1908), the first airmail flight departing from the Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome (1911), more.



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Genthe’s Photographs of San Francisco’s Old ChinatownGenthe’s Photographs of San Francisco’s Old Chinatown
by Arnold Genthe, John Kuo Wei Tchen
130 rare photos offer fascinating visual record of Chinatown before the great 1906 earthquake. Informative text traces history of Chinese in California.



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Horses and Other Animals in Motion: 45 Classic Photographic SequencesHorses and Other Animals in Motion: 45 Classic Photographic Sequences
by Eadweard Muybridge
Horses hauling, walking, trotting, etc., plus sequences of donkeys, an ox, pig, dog, cat, deer, and other animals capture details of anatomy and movement with astonishing clarity.


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How the Other Half LivesHow the Other Half Lives
by Jacob Riis
This famous journalistic record of the filth and degradation of New York's slums at the turn of the century is a classic in social thought and of early American photography. Over 100 photographs.


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The Human Figure in MotionThe Human Figure in Motion
by Eadweard Muybridge
The 4,789 photographs in this definitive selection show the human figure — models almost all undraped — engaged in over 160 different types of action: running, climbing stairs, etc.


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The Male and Female Figure in Motion: 60 Classic Photographic SequencesThe Male and Female Figure in Motion: 60 Classic Photographic Sequences
by Eadweard Muybridge
Sixty of the best, most representative sequences from original 5,000 prints. Taken at speeds up to 1/6000th of a second, incredibly precise images show undraped male and female subjects in many activities.


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Men at WorkMen at Work
by Lewis W. Hine
Construction workers, railroad men, factory workers, miners, Empire State Building construction. 69 photos in all.



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The Mississippi Steamboat Era in Historic Photographs: Natchez to New Orleans, 1870–1920The Mississippi Steamboat Era in Historic Photographs: Natchez to New Orleans, 1870–1920
by Joan W. Gandy, Thomas H. Gandy
170 rare and valuable photographs of Mississippi River and its vessels: major steamboats, luxurious interiors, passenger portraits, cargoes, mail boats, capsized ships, much more. Informative text.



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Mr. Lincoln’s Camera Man: Mathew B. BradyMr. Lincoln’s Camera Man: Mathew B. Brady
by Roy Meredith
Over 300 Brady photos reproduced directly from original negatives. Photos, lively commentary on Jackson, Webster, Grant, Lee, Carnegie, Barnum, Lincoln, Battle Smoke, Death of Rebel Sniper, Atlanta Just After Capture, more.


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Nantucket Then and NowNantucket Then and Now
by John W. McCalley
These 210 exceptional photographs show the same scene viewed both in early photos and in more recent photos. Island has absorbed modern era while remaining untouched — text tells how.



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Nassau County, Long Island, in Early PhotographsNassau County, Long Island, in Early Photographs
by Bette Weidman, Linda Martin
175 vintage photos recall aspects of life on Long Island from post-Civil War to modern era. Village life, agriculture, local industries, celebrities, early aviation and movie industries, fabulous estates, beaches, much more.


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