History of Photography. Images and Enterprise: Technology and the American Photographic Industry, 1839-1925 by Reese V. Jenkins.

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1975, 1987. [Arguably the best history of the photography business during the years covered, including the large firms of E. & H.T. Anthony and Eastman Kodak , as well as many other companies such as Scovill and ANSCO. Includes many informative tables with statistics on sales of cameras, film, and other photographic goods. Jenkins, a professor of history at Rutgers University, analyzes in detail the invention of roll film and the lawsuit involving the patent of Hannibal Goodwin.]  Stiff illustrated wraps, VG+ with small signature of previous owner on front flyleaf.