Why photo-eye?

The explosive growth in photography book publishing has presented photo-eye with an interesting challenge along with what we think is an exciting opportunity.

How can we continue to offer an ever-increasing inventory of photography books, keep those books continuously in stock and compete with the online deep discounters on price and shipping? The answer is that we can shift much our fullfillment to the web's most efficient book operation, Amazon.com.

Now we are happy to offer you Amazon's discounts on books which are almost always in stock from either Amazon directly or Amazon Marketplace. We can also provide you with the same shipping options that Amazon provides, including on qualified orders, free shipping.

It's important to understand that you will still be supporting photo-eye if you order from Amazon or Amazon Marketplace through photoeye.com. We make it easy for you to do this by providing a dual shopping cart system with separate checkouts.

However, you may still opt to purchase a particular title from photo-eye directly even though the same book is available through Amazon at a less expensive price.

Here are some of the reasons why you might choose to purchase books directly from photo-eye...

Diverse Selection. We carry signed books, limited editions, foreign titles, and small press titles that are not available through Amazon.
Pristine Condition. We pay special attention to the condition of the books we send out.
Book Advice. We cater to collectors. You can email or talk to us on the phone about a book before purchasing it.
Customer Service. If there is a problem with an order, you can email or call our customer service department.
Library Jackets. You may add a library jacket to most hardbound books that include dustjackets.
Expert Packing. We care about packing your order expertly to lessen the chance that corners will be bumped.
Biodegradable Materials. We use biodegradable shipping materials for most orders.

Here are some of the reasons why you might choose to purchase books from Amazon...

Lowest Prices. Amazon is the leading discounter on the web.
In Stock. Most books are constantly available from Amazon directly or through Amazon's Marketplace.
Diverse Selection. Over 35,000 art and photography book titles are in stock.
Free shipping. Many book orders totaling over $25 are available for free shipping.
Shipping Costs. If not free, shipping charges are lower than most other websites.

About Imperfect Books

Book publishing is not a perfect industry. Though all books are imperfect in some subtle way, we want to be as accurate as possible on our website if we know that there is a problem with a particular book. Imperfections range from a rubbed dustjacket, a small tear in the dustjacket, or a corner of the book being bumped. No fundamental flaw should be part of an imperfect book's condition. E-mail us our call 505.988.5152 should you have questions prior to ordering a particular imperfect book.

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About Additional Handling

An additional change will be added to the standard handling charge for this item as it is a foreign publication and shipping expenses from foreign countries is extremely expensive or it requires a larger, more expensive box or it requires extra care in handling. Thank you for understanding!

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Techniques of the Observer.

On Vision and Modernity in the Nineteenth Century. Text by Jonathan Crary.

MIT Press, Cambridge, 1990. 171 pp., some black and white illustrations, 7x9¼".

Techniques of the Observer examines a diverse set of developments in philosophy, science, and an emerging mass visual culture, including the work of figures such as Goethe, Schopenhauer, Ruskin, Turner, and Marx. It discusses at length significant optical apparatuses such as the stereoscope and pre-cinematic devices, detailing their dependence on new knowledge about the body. These forms of mass culture, usually assumed to be `realist,' were in fact based on abstract models of vision. The book describes a wide-ranging revaluation of visuality in the first half of the nineteenth century, and situates it in relation to capitalist modernization and larger processes of rationalization. This work is of primary concern to readers in art history and in the histories of film and photography, and to all those interested in theories of film, photography, modernism and modern culture.

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