Auer, M. & Ory, M: Histoire de la Caméra Ciné Amateur (French, many fine photographs 1979)
Auer, Michel: Collectors Guide to antigue cameras (1981)
Barnes, John: The Rise of the Cinema in Great Britain, two volumes (1983)
Barnes, John: The Beginnings of the Cinema in Great Britain, 5 volumes
Bennett, Colin N.: The Handbook of Kinematography (1911)
Cameron, James R: Motion picture Projection (various editions from 1918 until after WW2. Contains detailed descriptions of mainly American 16 and 35mm (cinema) projectors.
Ceram, C.W.: Archeology of the Cinema (1965, also German and French editions)
Coe, Brian: The History of Movie Photography (1981)
Ducom Jacques: Le Cinématographe (1911)
Fielding, Raymond: A technological history of Motion pictures (1983)
Gregory, C.L. : Motion Picture Photography (1920)
Hecht, Hermann & Ann: Pre-Cinema and History (1993)
Hendricks, Gordon: Origins of the American Film (Reprint 1972)
Jenkins & Depue: Handbook for Motion Picture and Stereopticon Operators (1908)
Kattelle, Alan: Home Movies. An important book with a wealth of data on the history of the (American) (amateur) film industry (2000)
Liesegang, F. Paul : Handbuch der praktischen Kinematography (1908)
Liesegang, F.P.: Dates and Sources. A contribution to the history of the
art of projection and to cinematography ( 1986)
Lobel, Léopold: La Technique Cinématographique (1912 - 1927)
Lossau, Jürgen: Filmkameras & Filmprojectors (listing 3000 16, 9,5, 8, single and super 8mm cameras) (German/English 2000/5):
Mannoni, Laurent: Le Mouvement continue (Catalogue: Cinematheque française, Musée du Cinema)(1996)
McKee, G.: The Home Cinema, Classic Home Movie Projectors
1922-1940 (1989, A third printing has become available in August 2000. Direct enquiries to Gerald McKee, 7 Lordslaine Close, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 7UF, UK)
McKee, G. : A half century of film collecting (1993, still available. See address above)
McKeown, J.: Price-guide to Cameras
Oldtimer Cameras Ltd. 'Expert System': details of cine cameras and projectors on sale in the U.K. from 1956 to 1982 (3 volumes)
Pont, Patrice-Hervé: Catalogue des Cameras Francaises(1993)
Quigley, Martin, Jr.: Magic Shadows. The story of the origin of Motion Pictures(1960)
Richardson, F.H.: Motion Picture Handbook (The rival of Cameron, see above). Various editions beginning 1910 until the forties.
Ristow, Juergen: Vom Geisterbild zum Breitwandfilm. Aus der
Geschichte der Filmtechnik (1986)
Rossell, Deac: Living Pictures. The origins of the movies (1998)
Sadoul, Georges: L'Invention du Cinéma 1832-1897 (1945)
Samuelson, David W.: Motion Picture Camera Data (modern prof. cameras 1979)
Schmidt, Hans : Kino-Taschenbuch (1926)
Toulet, Emmanuelle : Birth of the Motion Picture (1995, translated from the French)
Tuemmel, Herbert: Deutsche Laufbildprojektoren (German 1986)(All German projectors and their manufacturers)Click for more info on reprint)
Wade, John: The Collector's Guide to Cine Cameras (2000)
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