The American Amateur Photographer - comprising issues January-May; July-October, 1894. First Edition.
New York: The American Amateur Photographer, 1894. 8vo. 23.6x16 cm (9¼x6¼"), original pebbled boards re-backed in modern leather with original spine strip laid down, fresh endpapers..... Lettering faded on spine, rear endpaper starting at head; small puncture to photographic initial on cover of January 1894 issue, mild toning to leaves and to edges of some plates; very good overall...
Bound volume contains issues for January, February, March, April, May, July, August, September, and October, 1894. The January 1894 issue includes a colored half-tone of The Last Load, Stieglitz's first photograph reproduced in color.
In 1891, Alfred Stieglitz was listed as a contributing editor. In the March, 1894 issue he is listed as the Editor. Issues include technical and aesthetic essays, reviews, camera club announcements, hand-pulled photogravures and other illustrations. Publisher and place changes intermittently. In addition to The Last Load, the January issue includes an early self-portrait of Stieglitz as a young man. Item #16-3827
Price: $850.00