1. Books on Stereoscopy 1853 to 1986

by Harold A. Layer

Stereoscopic literature is far more extensive than commonly realized. After collecting books on stereo for about twenty years, I tried to compile a chronological list of every English-language book on the history and technology of stereocopy published up to 1986. This bibliography appeared in STEREO WORLD, Vol 14(1): 44-5, March/April 1987, a very important publication in the field of stereocopy that is still being published by the National Stereoscopic Association. A link to NSA is given below.

I included all 3-D cinematography texts as well as major 3-D camera guides, hardbound and paperback. A list in chronological order seemed more useful for collectors and researchers and reveals years of greatest activity and development.

Not included in this bibliography are magazine articles, 3-D picture books, 3-D drawing books, books on holography, stereo tour guides (such as the Keystone Travel Series), and small pamphlets. These items, as well as an exhaustive listing of foreign-language materials, are contained in a series of bibliographies published in German by 3-D historian and stereographer, Walter Selle. These important volumes are now out-of-print, and I hope that someday they will be republished, either on paper or on the Web.

I would appreciate any corrections or additions up to the year 1986. I leave it to others to expand beyond this date. Dan Shelley has a very good up-to-date bibliography. A link to his Website is also below.

(NOTE: "bib" means this book contains a bibliography)

• 1853 Ingleby, C.M., The Stereoscope Considered in Relation to the Philosophy of Binocular Vision, London: Walton, 38pp.
• 1856 Brewster, D., The Stereoscope, Its History, Theory and Construction with Its Application to the Fine and Useful Arts and to Education, London: John Murray, 235pp.
• 1856 Lonie, W.O., Prize Essay on the Stereoscope, London: London Stereoscopic Co., 69pp.
• 1857 Love, J., Stereoscopic Principle and Art, London: Chapman.
• 1859 Ackland, W., How to Take Stereoscopic Pictures, London: Simpkin (et al), 33pp.
• 1860 Jones, T.W., On the Invention of Stereoscopic Glasses for Single Pictures, with Preliminary Observations on the Stereoscope, London: J. Churchill, 31pp.
• 1889 Chapman, J.T., The Stereoscopic Camera, and How to Use It, Manchester: J. Heywood, 16pp.
• 1891 Chadwick, W.I., The Stereoscopic Manual, London: J. Heywood, 45pp.
• 1896 Rothwell, C.F.S., The Elements of Stereoscopic Photography, Bradford: Percy Lund, 56pp., bib.
• 1897 Drouin, F., The Stereoscope and Stereoscopic Photography (French transl.), Bradford: Percy Lund & Company, 179pp., bib.
• 1898 Holmes, O.W., The Stereoscope and Stereoscopic Photographs, NY: U&U, 80pp.
• 1899 Photo Miniature No. 5: Stereoscopic Photography, NY: Tennant & Ward, 43pp., bib.
• 1903 Brown, T., Stereoscopic Phenomena of Light & Sight, London: Gutenberg, 100pp., bib.
• 1904 Osborne, A.E., Why Man Has Used Pictures, and a Comparison Between the Telephone and the Stereoscope; Nature and Utility of Stereoscopic Photographs, NY: U&U, 58pp.
• 1909 Osborne, A.E., The Stereograph and the Stereoscope. . . with Special Maps and Books Forming a Travel System, NY: U& U, 288pp.
• 1909 Photo Miniature No. 98: Stereoscopic Photography, NY: Tennant & Ward, 37pp.
• 1911 Stereoscopic Pictures and How to Make Them, London: W. Butcher & Sons, 48pp.
• 1919 Photo Miniature No. 175: Stereoscopic Photography, NY: Tennant & Ward, 38pp., bib.
• 1923 Photo Miniature No. 190: Stereoscopic Photography, NY: Tennant & Ward, 47pp.
• 1926 Judge, A.W., Stereoscopic Photography--Its Application to Science, Industry and Education, London: Chapman & Hall, 236pp., bib.
• 1935 Judge, A.W., Stereoscopic Photography--Its Application to Science, Industry and Education, (2nd Ed.), London: Chapman & Hall, 340pp. bib.
• 1936 Dalzell, J.M., Practical Stereoscopic Photography, London: Technical Press, 224pp.
• 1939 Brindel, C.F., Stereoscopic Eyes, Anderson, IN: C.F. Brindel., 88pp.
• 1942 Mabie, R.W., The Stereoscope and Stereograph, NY: Mabie's Stereo Galleries, 68pp.
• 1943 How to Make Polaroid Vectographs, Cambridge, MA: Polaroid Corp., 28pp.
• 1946 Hamilton, G.E., The Stereograph and the Lantern Slide in Education, PA: Keystone. 48pp.
• 1948 McKay, H.C., Principles of Stereoscopy, Boston: American Photographic Pub. Co., 191pp.
• 1949 Hamilton, G.E., Oliver Wendell Holmes, His Pioneer Stereoscope and the Later Industry, NY: Newcomen Society, 1949, 32pp.
• 1949 Wilman, C.W., Simplified Stereoscopic Photography, London:Percival Marshall, 73pp.
• 1950 Judge, A.W., Stereoscopic Photography--Its Application to Science, Industry and Education, (3rd Edition), London: Chapman & Hall, 480pp, bib.
• 1951 Dudley, L.P., Stereoptics, London: MacDonald & Co., 112pp.
• 1951 English, H.W., Stereoscopic Representations of Three Dimensional Scenes, Essex, England: English, 38pp. (+ 4-p. and 16-p. supps.).
• 1951 McKay, H.C., Three-Dimensional Photography, MN: American Photography, 334pp.
• 1952 Linssen, E.F., Stereo-Photography in Practice, London: Fountain Press, 326pp. bib.
• 1952 Tydings, K.S., Stereo-Realist Guide, NY: Greenberg, 127pp.
• 1953 McKay, H.C., Three-Dimensional Photography (2nd prt.), NY: American Photo., 334pp.
• 1953 Cameron, J.R., Third Dimension Movies and E-X-P-A-N-D-E-D Screen, FL:Cameron, 188pp.
• 1953 Crowell, P., 112 Ways to Use 3-D Pictures for Profit, Portland: Sawyer's, Inc., 24pp.
• 1953 Dalzell, J.M. & Linssen, E.F., Practical Stereoscopic Photography, London: Tech. Press, 240pp.
• 1953 Quigley Jr., M., New Screen Techniques, NY: Quigley Publishing Co., 208pp.
• 1953 Spottiswoode, R. & N., TheTheory of Stereoscopic Transmission & Its Application to the Motion Picture, Berkeley: U. of Cal. Press, 179pp.
• 1953 Tydings, K.S., The Revere-33 Stereo Camera Guide, NY: Greeenberg, 124pp.
• 1954 Cornwell-Clyne, A., 3-D Kinematography & New Screen Techniques, London: Hutch, 266pp., bib.
• 1954 Dewhurst, H., Introduction to 3-D: Three Dimensional Photography in Motion Pictures, London: Chapman & Hall, 152pp., bib.
• 1954 Gowland, P., The Art & Technique of Stereo Photography, NY: Crown, 128pp.
• 1954 Gowland, P., Stereo Photography (Little Tech. Lib., No. 45), NY: Crown, 136pp.
• 1954 Krause, E.E., Three-Dimensional Projection, NY: Greenberg, 125pp.
• 1954 Morgan, W.D. (et al), Stereo Realist Manual, NY: Morgan & Lester, 400pp., bib.
• 1954 Thomson, C.L., Build Your Own Stereo Equipment, London: Fountain Press, 114pp.
• 1955 Kaiser, J.B., Make Your Own Stereo Pictures, NY: Macmillan, 344pp.
• 1955 Thomson, C.L., Cine Stereo for Amateurs, London: Fountain Press, 48pp.
• 1955 Picture It in Stereo! (Kodak Publication C-7), Rochester: Eastman Kodak Co., 36pp.
• 1957 Jenkins, H.F., Two Points of View--The History of the Parlor Stereoscope, NY: World of Color, 75pp.
• 1957 Symons, K.C.M., Stereo Photography--The Technique of the Third Dimension, London: Focal Press, 217pp.
• 1964 Darrah, W.C., Stereo Views--A History of Stereographs in America and Their Collection, Gettysburg, PA: Times & News Pub., 255pp., bib.
• 1966 Valyus, N.A., Stereoscopy (Russian transl.), London: Focal Press, 426pp., bib.
• 1969 Limbacher, J. L., Four Aspects of the Film, NY: Brussel & Brussel, 386pp., bib.
• 1971 Wysotsky, M.Z., Wide-Screen Cinema and Stereophonic Sound (Russian transl), London: Focal Press, 282pp., bib.
• 1971 Moss Jr., G.H., Double Exposure, Sea Bright, NJ: Plowshare Press, 176pp., bib.
• 1976 Jones, J., Wonders of the Stereoscope, NY: Knopf, 126pp
• 1976 Okoshi, T., Three-Dimensional Imagery Techniques, NY: Academic Press, bib.
• 1977 Benton, S.A. (ed.), Three-Dimensional Imaging (Proceedings of the SPIE. Vol. 120), Bellingham, WA: Society of the Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, 214pp., bib.
• 1977 Darrah, W.C., The World of Stereographs, Gettysburg, PA: W.C. Darrah, 246pp., bib.
• 1977 Gosser, H.M., Selected Attempts at Stereoscopic Moving Pictures and Their Relationship to the Development of Motion Picture Technology 1852-1903, NY: Arno Press, 344pp., bib.
• 1978 Symons, K.C.M., Stereoscopic Cameras, England: The Stereoscopic Society, 41pp.
• 1979 Dinwiddie, J.H. [ed.], Tips & Techniques for Better Stereo Pictures, Chicago: Chicago Stereo Camera Club, 100pp.
• 1979 Earle, E.W., Points of View, the Stereograph in America: A Cultural History, Rochester, NY: Visual Studies Workshop, 128pp., bib.
• 1979 Stereophotography, A Monograph, London: Royal Photographic Society, 115pp.
• 1980 Palmquist, P., Lawrence and Houseworth/ Thomas Houseworth & Co. 1860-86,Ohio: National Stereoscopic Association, 150pp., bib.
• 1982 Ferwerda, J. G., The World of 3-D, Holland: Netherlands Soc. for Stereo Photo., 306pp., bib.
• 1982 Hutchinson, D., Fantastic 3-D, NY: Starlog Press, 98pp, bib.
• 1982 Lipton, L., Foundations of the Stereoscopic Cinema--A Study in Depth, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 319pp., bib.
• 1982 Marder, W. & E., Anthony, the Man, the Company, the Cameras, [USA]: Pine Ridge Publishing Co., 384pp.
• 1982 Morgan, H. & Symmes, D., Amazing 3-D, Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 176pp., bib.
• 1985 Burder, D. & Whitehouse, P., Photographing in 3-D, Surrey: The Stereoscopic Society, 32pp.
• 1985 Keulen, W.,3D -- Past and Present [with 3 ViewMaster reels], The Netherlands: 3-D Books, 28pp.
• 1985 Lorenz, D., The Stereo Image in Science and Technology, Koln: German Aerospace Res., 119pp.
• 1985 Waack, F.G., Stereoscopic Photography (German transl.), England, 72pp.
• 1986 Starkman, D. & Pinsky, S., The Nimslo 3-D Book, CA: Reel 3-D Enterprises, 28pp.

2. H. A. Layer Bibliography and Activities

dissertation:

STEREOSCOPY: AN ANALYSIS OF ITS HISTORY AND ITS IMPORT TO EDUCATION AND THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, June 1970, 170pp.

articles:

• "More on Holography," a critique of Mark Sullivan's "Holographic Movies," FILMMAKER'S NEWSLETTER 4(8): 54, JUNE 1971 [A short comment].
• "Exploring Stereo Images--A Changing Awareness of Space in the Fine Arts," LEONARDO: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CONTEMPORARY ARTIST, 4(2): 233, July 1971.
• Above article "Exploring Stereo Images..." was reviewed in PSA JOURNAL, Photographic Society of America, September 1971, page 15.
• "Space Language--Three Dimensional Concrete Poetry," MEDIA & METHODS 8(5): 34, January 1972.
• "Space Language..." review in the BULLETIN OF THE COMPUTER ARTS SOCIETY (England), 21: 4, March 1972.
• "Evaluations of 3-D Concrete Poetry Winners," (co-author with Professor Dorothy Petitt), MEDIA & METHODS 9(2): 80, October 1972.
• "Figurative Photo-Sculpture with 3-D Pointillism," LEONARDO: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CONTEMPORARY ARTIST 5(1):55, Winter 1972.
• "Stereo Kinematics: the Merging of Time and Space in the Cinema," AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 55(4): 438, April 1974.
• "Stereophony--Stereoscopy: Related Artifacts of Space Perception," JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PHONOGRAPH SOCIETY 3(4): 10, Fall 1974.
• "Stereo Collecting--Its Mission," STEREO WORLD, Vol 1(4):5, Nov./Dec. 1974.
• "Exploring Stereo Images...," full reprint of 1971 article in British photo journal, THE THIRD DIMENSION NEWS, Nos. 64, 65, 66 and 67, 1975-76.
• "Stereoscopy: Where Did It Come From? Where Will It Lead?" EXPOSURE: JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC EDUCATION, Vol. 17(3): 34-48, Fall 1979.
• French translation of "Stereoscopy: Where Did It..." article published in BULLETIN MENSUEL DU STEREO-CLUB FRANCAIS, Nos. 641-643, July-Aug, Sept-Oct 1980.
• "The Ultimate Stereoscope", STEREO WORLD, Vol. 8(3): 25, July/August 1981.
• "The Literature of Stereoscopy: 1853-1986," STEREO WORLD, Vol 14(1): 44-5, March/April 1987.
• "Holographic and Stereoscopic Space: New Research Directions," LEONARDO: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CONTEMPORARY ARTIST, Vol 22(3&4): pgs 411-413, 1989
• Spanish translation of "Stereoscopy: Where Did It..." article published as chapter titled "La estereoscopia: De donde viene? Adonde va?" pages 209-221, in TRES DIMENSIONES EN LA HISTORIA DE LA FOTOGRAFIA -- LA IMAGEN ESTEREOSCOPICA (EDITORIAL MIRAMAR: MALAGA, 2004) by Juan Antonio Fernandez Rivero.

other mscl productions, exhibits, art:

• Stereoscopic Concrete Poem: "Free-Open-Space" published in:
  1. MEDIA & METHODS 8(5): 35, January 1972
  2. J. Ashmead (et al), SYNTHESIZING: AN ELECTIVE COURSE IN COMPOSITION, Ginn and Company, Lexington, Mass., 1973, page 265.
  3. D. M. Heisel, BIOFEEDBACK STRATEGIES, Gordon & Breach, 1981, page 69.
• Created 3-D images accepted for exhibition in "Stereo Visions--Binocular Art from its Beginnings and to its Future," show held jointly by two galleries in Buffalo, New York: the CEPA Gallery, October 10 to November 11, 1976 and the HALLWALL Gallery, November 6 to November 30, 1976.
• 3-D consultant to Paramount Pictures for official 3-D poster for STAR TREK--THE MOTION PICTURE, August-October 1979.
• Assisted the Oakland Museum for its exhibition: "The Mechanical Eye: A Survey of the Evolution of the Still Camera," November-December 1979, and contributed stereo artifacts for exhibition.
• Featured speaker at special evening show, "3-D Photography--A History of the Medium and Current Works," at the San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California, December 6, 1979.
• Created 3-D images accepted for exhibition in "1 + 1 = 1" art show at the Art Institute of Chicago Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, April 18 to May 10, 1980.
• Created 3-D images accepted for exhibition in "Similar Visions" art show at the Museum of Holography, New York, New York, March 20 to July 20, 1980.
• Consultant to adidas, Inc., for 3-D full-color anaglyph poster of the New York rap group, "RUN DMZ," May-June 1987.
• Consultant to The Ferragallo Group, 1995 to the present.