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Antique books about magic lanterns and projection

Useful antique books in PDF about magic lanterns and projection can be found in this page. These references were mostly obtained from publicly available sources, including the Biodiversity Heritage Library (www.biodiversitylibrary.org) and Internet Archive (https://archive.org). Please click on the covers to access a PDF file of the respective book (note: these may be very big files).

 

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A E Dolbear (1888)

 The art of projecting: A manual of experimentation in physics, chemistry, with the porte lumiere and magic lantern

A fellow of the chemical society (1890)

 The Magic lantern, its construction and use

A Mere Phantom (1866)

 The magic lantern, how to buy and how to use it

A mere phantom (1876)

 The magic lantern, how to buy and how to use it

 

 

 

 

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A Molteni (1880s)

 Instructions pratiques sur l’emploi des appareils de projection, lanternes magiques, fantasmagories, polyoramas

A practised hand (1888)

 The magic lantern

A Pringle (1897)

 Lantern slides by photographic methods

An expert (1893)

 The art of projection and complete magic lantern manual

 

 

 

 

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Andrew Pringle (1890)

 The optical lantern for instruction and amusement

CH Bothamley (1892)

 The optical lantern as an aid in teaching

Child Bayley (1895)

 Modern magic lanterns and their management

Child Bayley (1900)

 Modern magic lanterns and their management (second edition)

 

 

 

 

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D Elmendorf (1895)

 Lantern slides how to make and colour them

David S Hulfish (1911)

 Cyclopedia of motion picture work (Vol 1)

David S Hulfish (1911)

 Cyclopedia of motion picture work (Vol 2)

E Trutat (1899)

 La photographie animee

 

 

 

 

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F Richardson (1916)

 Motion picture handbook, a guide for managers and operators of motion picture theatres

G Brunel (1899)

 Les agrandissements et les projections

G L Johnson (1909)

 Photographic optics and colour photography

Henry Hopwood (1899)

 Living pictures, their history, photo production and practical working

 

 

 

 

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John Albert Manton (1898)

 The magic lantern

John Hodges (1905s)

 Lantern slide making and exhibiting

L J Marcy (1874)

 The sciopticon manual, explaining Marcy’s new magic lantern and light, including magic lantern optics

L J Marcy (1874)

 The sciopticon manual, explaining Marcy’s new magic lantern and light, including magic lantern optics

 

 

 

 

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L J Marcy (1877)

 The Sciopticon manual, explaining lantern projections in general and the Sciopticon apparatus in particular

Lewis Wright (1882)

 Light a course of experimental optics, chiefly with the lantern

Lewis Wright (1892)

 Light a course of experimental optics, chiefly with the lantern

Lewis Wright (1906)

 Optical Projection: A Treatise on the Use of the Lantern in Exhibition and Scientific Demonstration

 

 

 

 

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Lewis Wright (1920)

 Optical projection: a treatment on the use of the lantern in exhibition and scientific demonstration

Paul Liesegang (1909)

 Die projektions kunst

R Child Bayley (1900)

 Modern magic lanterns, a guide to the management of the optical lantern

S Gage (1912)

 Recent developments in drawing by the aid of projection apparatus

 

 

 

 

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Simon Henry Gage (1914)

 Optic projection principles, installation and use of the magic lantern

T C Hepworth (1888)

 The book of lantern, being a practical guide to the working of the optical or magic lantern

W Chadwick (1886)

 The magic lantern manual

Walter Welford & Henry Sturmey (1888)

 The indispensable handbook to the optical lantern