Alfred Stieglitz, Editor

(Pittsburgh: The Camera Club of Pittsburgh, 1904), a catalogue of the Carnegie Institute exhibition, illustrated with 7 photogravures on tissue after photographs by Alfred Stieglitz ('The Hand of Man'), Edward Steichen ('Rodin'), Gertrude Käsebier ('The Manger'), Clarence White, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Prescott Adamson, and Joseph T. Keiley. Tall 4to, partially uncut, gilt-lettered pictorial wrappers with design by Steichen

This rare exhibition catalogue, with 7 photogravures on tissue as issued, is in overall very good condition. Each of the photogravures is creased along the extreme lower edge of the margin. There are a few deposits of soiling and tiny fox marks, but overall the plates are clean. As is common, there are several text pages that are partially uncut. '2000,' 'AM' and 'mn: oyxtl' are written in pencil in an unidentified hand on one of the advertisement pages. The contents have separated from the wrappers along the spine. There is faint soiling, yellowing, and creasing to the wrappers. There is a subtle tideline along the spine, which is also visible on several of the interior leaves near the bottom of the spine. This affects none of the photogravure plates.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

The Photo-Secession exhibition at the Art Galleries of the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh was held in 1904, two years after the movement was founded by Alfred Stieglitz.  According to Stieglitz, the name meant 'a seceding from the accepted idea of what constitutes a photograph.' Membership was by invitation, and a directory of fellows and associates were listed in Camera Work in 1903.

In the April 1904 (No. 6) issue of Camera Work, Stieglitz writes: 'A limited edition of three hundred and fifty of the Pittsburg [sic] catalogue was issued in a de luxe form, illustrated with seven gravures printed upon Japan tissue from plates loaned by Camera Work. . . A few of the edition de luxe are still to be had at the original price, two dollars each, by applying to the Director of the Photo-Secession.'