Stereo Views: An Illustrated History & Price Guide

i am a new collector of stereoscopic viewers and stereo view cards from winning one at an auction... and i wanted to know more about my find, and make sure that my purchase price was in range... and this book is fantastic! it is interesting reading and finding the no. of the cards and descriptions is very easy. There is even a section at the end devoted to Viewmasters... a great reference guide and detailed index to the viewmaster collector. i also purchased a 2nd copy for my friend who has collected viewmasters for years... and she can't put it down. she had no idea there were 3D viewers before the traditional viewmaster of today!! i'm very, very happy with my purchase and have made good use of it already, purchasing more viewers and reels too.

This is a "must-have" book for the serious collector of stereo views and those just now getting interested in this fascinating subject. Waldsmith really knows his stuff. Highly recommended. -David Burkhart, author of Earthquake Days: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake & Fire in 3-D.

This is an excellent history of the 19th and early 20th century phenomeon "stereo views" in which two copies of a photograph were produced on a letter-sized card and viewed through a hand-held viewer to see the picture in 3-D effect. You still see these old photo cards occasionally at flea markets and antique shops and they have been avidly collected for generations although this form of entertainment died out around the 1920's. Mr. Waldsmith gives us detailed listings of many of the stereo view cards, price value, and information on many photographers. A wonderful bonus for the baby boom generation is the inclusion of the history of Viewmasters, the "updated" version of SVs a fond memory for children for over 50 years and still being issued today. Waldsmith includes a complete list of Viewmaster photo reels and packets issued up through the book's publication as well as the less popular rivals of Viewmaster in the past. Highly recommended even if you don't collect either stereo views or viewmaster reels and invaluable if you do.

There are prices listed, as well as tips about how to grade collectibles. While prices are always debatable, it is still a great reference. With more than 300 photos on a total 336 pages it is also a wonderful book to browse.A true "must have" book for any stereo collector!

This is a reference book for the 3D lover. It covers many aspects of collection from a variety of stereoviews, to tru-vue, to viewmaster and so on. There are prices listed, as well as tips about how to grade collectibles. Some of the prices are not always correct in my opinion, but I understand that they are averages and therefore are a good reference point. This book told me about other organizations that deal with 3D and it is also the book that I used to learn how to free-view 3D pictures. There are plenty of illustrations and more information conatined here - you will not be dissapointed!