The Art of Projecting. A Manual of Experimentation in Physics, Chemistry, and Natural History with the Porte Lumiere and Magic Lantern
Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1883.
Hardcover. Near Fine. Later printing (first published 1877). 5.5" x 8", pp vi, 158, with 112 illustrations, index. Original brown pebbled cloth with beveled edges, gilt lettering on upper board and spine. Light rubbing to extremities, staining to rear board, else fine. An American physicist and electrical engineer, Dolbear (1837-1910) was a longtime Professor at Tufts College, as well as an associate of Thomas Edison. This is primarily a work of physics, but provides useful information about methods and apparatus for projecting photographic images.
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