STEREOSCOPES THE 1st 100 YEARS BY PAUL WING SOFTBOUND

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CHECK OUT MY FIXED PRICED INVENTORY IN MY EBAY STORE WHERE MANY ITEMS ARE LISTED, OTHER FINE BOOKS AND MUCH MORE, YOUR BEST REASONABLE OFFER CONSIDERED , YOU JUST MIGHT BE SURPRISED!!! STEREOSCOPES - THE FIRST 100 YEARS By PAUL WING Now out of print and very hard to get. BRAND NEW and in original SHRINKWRAP. SOFTBOUND. HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION. This is the original softbound edition not the reprinted one which is of lesser quality. The author is the authority on the subject of Stereoscopes. This book is considered the "bible" for stereoscopes of all kind, stereographoscopes, stereoviewers, and all kinds of similar photo viewing apparatus. All collectors of stereoviewers and stereoviews should have it. It is in a wonderful condition, clean with no tears or bent pages. The book is in as new condition, perfect, mint . Elegantly done in full color at the Stinehour Press. Transition Pub, Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.A., 1996. Book Condition: LIKE NEW. 8-1/2 x 11". 262 pages, b&w illustrations. This book embarks upon a marvelous journey in time, from the earliest simple model stereoscopes to daguerreotype viewing cases, stereographoscopes, Taxiphotes and more elaborate viewers. More than 700 superb photographs, engravings, patent drawings and period advertisements. Detailed text, extensive captions, appendices, glossary and index provide a complete history. Stereoscopes The First One Hundred Years by Paul Wing Author Paul Wing has more than half a century of experience as a stereo photographer and collector of unusual stereoscopes and stereoscope patents. In "Stereoscopes: The First One Hundred Years" he shares with us a cornucopia of 2-D and 3-D photos of rare stereoscopes, patent drawings, engravings, and early advertisements. The easy-to-read text is enhanced by numerous examples scarcely known outside a small group of collectors and museum curators. This book embarks upon a marvelous journey in time, from the earliest simple model stereoscopes to daguerrotype viewing cases, stereographoscopes, Taxiphotes, and more elaborate viewers resplendent in materials representing the technologies and styles of the period examined. More than 700 superb photographs (many in 3-D), engravings, patent drawings and period advertisements illustrate the variety of forms that this optical instrument has taken. A fascinating and detailed text, extensive captions, appendices, glossary, and index provide a complete history of the stereoscope, its technology, its variations and its collectors, and for the first time, presents a comprehensive history of the 3-D viewing device, the stereoscope, rather than the stereo image. To the rest of us, it may provide an inspiration to begin our own collections (or to know more about what we have already collected), and the opportunity to own the world's finest collection of stereoscopes - if only on paper. For the historian, librarian, collector, or enthusiast, this book will become an invaluable and enjoyable reference on the Subject. Contents Foreword ix Chapter 1 England and France, 1832-1855 The beginnings, with an extension of Brewster's ideas beyond 1855 in the interest of clarity. 1 Chapter 2 England and the Continent, 1856-1890 Early designs for box-type, multiple rotary, folding, and so forth, not of Brewster design. 25 Chapter 3 United States, 1854-1860 Early United States participation, with emphasis on Alexander Beckers' rotary multiple-view machines. 53 Chapter 4 Daguerrotype Viewing-Cases A well-designed class (domestic and overseas) of viewer cases designed for daguerrotypes. 75 Chapter 5 The Holmes-Bates Scope The Holmes-Bates scope from 1860 to 1890. For 17890 to 1930, see chapter 8. 85 Chapter 6 United States, 1861-1890 All designs other than stereographoscopes and Holmes scopes over the 30-year period. 109 Chapter 7 Stereographoscopes A review of this class beginning in England and spreading to France and the United States. 131 C... read more

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