Description: [MAGIC LANTERNS, PHOTO HISTORY, UB IWERKS] MIDDLETON, Charles (Author) "MAGIC LANTERN - DISSOLVING VIEW PAINTING - With Coloured Illustrations by the Author..." London. Brodie & Middleton. 1876. Octavo. 31pp. + 9 pp ads / catalog. First Edition. Rare. Illustrated with frontispiece +9 plates; 8 of which are in color. 10 plates total. Bound in original publishers brown cloth covered boards. Gilt cover title. Overall, very good. An early and interesting work on hand painting glass magic lantern slides. The author was involved in a novel endeavor to empower the average person to make their own ML slides vs solely relying on publishers or established companies to provide slides for entertainment consumption. Provenance: This item is from the library of legendary Walt Disney animator, inventor, and special effects technician Ub Iwerks. Ub was Walt Disney's first business partner and chief animator. Iwerks collection features many early and important photography books dealing with all aspects of photography, imaging, special effects and photo history. Iwerk's son David also carried on his interest in photography and because of his interest in photography Ub's collection remained in the family from Ub's death in 1971 until recently. We can provide an COA confirming the Iwerks provenance to interested buyers upon request. Please view our other items and search the keyword 'Iwerks'. Please email any questions -
Price: 549.99 USD
Location: Beverly Hills, California
End Time: 2024-11-10T05:24:12.000Z
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Type: Photograph
Year of Production: 1876
Image Color: Color
Theme: Art
