Barraud, Herbert Rose (1845-1896). Men and Women of the Day: A Picture Gallery of Contemporary Portraiture. London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1888. Folio, 14.5″ x 11.5.” 33 of 36 woodburytype photographs (10″ x 7″) on boards. Book is starting at front. Portraits of Lord Charles Beresford; Mrs. Bernard-Beere; General Boulanger; Lady Brooke; The Rev. Stopford A. Brooke, Miss Rhoda Broughton; His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury; Lady Carew; Miss Alice Cornwall; The Duke of Devonshire; Major-General Sir Francis Grenfell; Mr. Thomas Hardy; Sir Henry Hawkins; Sir John Lubbock; Miss Mary Moore; Miss Julia Neilson; Max O’Rell; The Chief Rabbi; The Bishop of Ripon; Sir Charles Russell; The Shah of Persia; Hawley Smart; The Right Hon. W.H. Smith; The Rev. C.H. Spurgeon; Mr. J.L. Toole; Professor Tyndall; Mrs. Humphrey Ward; Sir Edward Watkin; Rev. J.C. Welldon; Miss M.V. White; Sir James Whitehead; Mrs. John Wood; & Mr. Charles Wyndham.
Barraud was born in London to a family of artists. His maternal grandfather, Thomas Hull, was a miniature painter while his father Henry and his uncles, William and Edward Barraud were talented animal painters. Herbert’s brother was Francis James Barraud, an artist celebrated for having created “His Master’s Voice,” a painting used in advertising by the early HMV gramophone records. Barraud was among the most fashionable portrait photographers of the Victorian era. He operated a studio at 263 Oxford Street from 1882 to 1892 and had a branch at 92 Bold Street in Liverpool serving gentlemen and ladies in the Northwest. He advertised his studios as being accessible “by a lift constructed on the most approved patents which will be found a great advantage to sitters as no stairs have to be ascended.” This suggests that Barraud was able to cater to a wide range of subjects of different ages. Barraud was also known for taking photographs of actors and actresses in everyday dress or theatrical costume, for cartes de visite, and, later, cabinet cards. Barraud’s images were Woodburytypes, then a newly developed process which lent itself admirably to portraiture, being able to render tones accurately. Barraud’s portraits were noted for their ability to capture the essence of the sitters and their characters with a flattering sense of familiarity. John Ruskin thought that Barraud’s photographs were “the first done of [him] that expressed what good character there was in [him] for [his] work.” The English critic was particularly amused by the one Barraud took of him standing against a tree, dated to 1886, since it reminded him of the poses often adopted by ‘young ladies or professional beauties’ in studio photographs. Similarly, photographs Barraud took of Charles Darwin are described as having an intimacy and rapport which the portraits done by other photographers lacked. This volume is a group of photographically-illustrated biographies with several pages of information on each sitter, which chronicle the lives of literary, social and artistic figures in the last decade of the nineteenth century. VG. $1150
Brodhead, L.W. The Delaware Water Gap: Its Scenery, Its Legends, and Its Early History. Philadelphia: Sherman & Co., 1867. Inscribed and signed by the author on front fly, which is separated from book. There are 9 albumen photographs by Jesse Graves. The first one is on the back of the inscribed front fly as a frontispiece and as stated above is separated. I’ve shown this image twice to show its separation. Please review the photographs for an accurate statement of the condition of the images. G. $275
Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co. Baldwin Locomotive Works. Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1881. Second Edition. 153 pgs. 18 mounted albumen photographs. Some wear to corners and covers o/w VG. $1250
Cheney Travel Album. Here is a rather extraordinary travel album of the 1887 European trip of members of the Cheney Family from Massachusetts with 209 photographs and over 52 pieces of ephemera from their tour for the 50th year of Queen Victoria’s reign. There are photos of the parade for the Queen, Cunard Steam Ship Company Lists of Saloon Passengers for the R.M.S Pavonia and the R.M.S. Servia, Programme of the Jubilee Coronation Procession of the Queen, Theatre flyers, Official Programme for the Royal Jubilee Thanksgiving Service, Westminster Abby, Tuesday, June the 21st, 1887, Passenger List for the Norddeutscher Lloyd Imperial German & U.S. Mail Steamship Aller, etc., etc, etc. VG. $750
Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia. Illustrated by one hundred stereoscopic photographs taken by Francis Frith for Messrs. Negretti and Zambra. With descriptions and numerous wood engravings, by Bonomi…and Notes by Samuel Sharpe. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1862. 240 pages with all 100 stereoscopic photographs. Number XLVI is mounted as a frontispiece. The first few pages including the title page are loose, not bound. The volume has waterstains fortunately avoiding touching the actual tipped-in photographs. There is some tape repair on some of the pages. Most images are good-very good although some of the pages have serious foxing. All the images are shown above and the condition of each is well presented. This rare volume has achieved the following prices in the past decade: PBA Galleries, 8/14/14, $4200; Swann Auction Galleries, 10/17/14, $5000; James E. Arsenault & Company, 2018, $12,500. Given the condition of this current volume, it is offered at $2000.
Harrington, Charles. Summering in Colorado. Hardcover, illustrated with 13 tipped-in photographs by Joseph Collier. The book is 158 pages with several additional ad pages. Original brown cloth, stamped in gilt title on cover. Produced in 1874 by Richards & Co. in Denver and had between zero and 15 photographs tipped-in. This copy, as indicated has 13. It was published to promote tourism. The images are mostly very good with minor fading on one or two. All images are illustrated. The title page is missing and the front cover is starting. There is wear at ends and corners. G-VG. $950
Italy. Bound album of images of Italy, 11″ x 15.” 75 images in all, page-mounted, one-sided, 8″ x 10.” Some by G. Sommer, Napoli. VG. $850
Second Annual Report of the Department of Public Works of the City of New York, for the Year ending April 10,1872. New York: Martin B. Brown, 1872. 236-page hardcover book with 7 tipped-in photographs by Rockwood, NY. Original brown cloth, gilt title stamped on cover. Each image has a sheet of tissue paper over it. Some foxing as shown. Chip at top of spine. G. $500
Smyth, C. Piazzi. Teneriffe, An Astronomer’s Experiment: or, Specialities of a Residence Above the Clouds. London: Lovell Reeve, 1858. First edition. Contains 19 of 20 original tipped-in stereographs. This is the first book issued with mounted stereographs. This gold-bound hardcover has “St. Mary’s Road School, Peckham,” impressed on cover. First marbled fly is separated and has “First Reward. Edward Herbert. Diligence, Punctuality and Good Conduct, Christmas 1864. B.E.” written on it as this volume was given to the student as a “First Reward.” The one missing stereograph, No. 18, has a photographic copy laid in, not adhered to the page as are the other original stereographs. Some rubbing at edges, a.e.g. VG. $1500
The Stereoscopic Magazine: A Gallery of Landscape Scenery, Architecture, Antiquities, and Natural History, accompanied with Descriptive Articles by Writers of Eminence. Vol. 1. London: Lovell Reeve, 1858. Bound volume containing 50 mounted stereoviews. Ten are by Roger Fenton, 1 by H. Taylor; 1 by William Walker. One is tinted. The front cover is detached, the back cover is missing. Pages and images in very good condition. Rare. $1500
Woodbury, Augustus, Chaplain of the Regiment. A Narrative of the Campaign of the First Rhode Island Regiment, in the Spring and Summer of 1861. Providence: Sidney S. Rider, 1862. Signed by John R. Bartlett at top right of the title page. There are 17 tipped-in photographs in the book. The frontispiece is a photo of Burnside, 4.5″ x 3.5.” The rest of the images are CDV size. Titles are: Rev. Augustus Woodbury; Major Balch; Falls Church; Fairfax Court House; Sudley Church, Bull Run; Hetacomb at Sudley Church where over 100 Federal troops were buried; Mathews’ House used for a hospital during Battle; Sudley Ford and Church, Bull Run; Sudley Ford, Bull Run; Stone Bridge, Bull Run; Fortifications at Manassas; Earl Carpenter; Col. J.S. Slocum; Lieut. Prescott; Long Bridge Across the Potomac; & Stone Church Centreville. The images are in VG-E condition. There are also many steel engravings of generals, scenes, Lincoln, etc. bound in as well a map of Bull Run. The book measures 10.25″ x 7.25,” in original old boards. There is an old waterstain along the top of the volume, which can be seen along the top of many pages and down to center on the title page. The images are not effected by the waterstain. There are some old newspaper reviews laid in. A very rare volume with 17 tipped-in photos. All copies that I have been able to find have just one image tipped-in. G. $3000