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The following are some valuable reference-books (most out-of-print) often used by collectors (depending on their nationality!):

Ariel, Pete: Cinematographica Register (4 volumes, 1981-1990)(click)
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)
Gardiakos, Soterius: Pre 1900 American made [Movie] projectors (2010)
Gardiakos, Soterios' marvelous collection photographed and in bookform
Gregory, C.L. : Motion Picture Photography (1920)
Hecht, Hermann & Ann: Pre-Cinema and History (1993)
Hendricks, Gordon: Origins of the American Film (Reprint 1972)
Herbert, S.& McKernan, L.: Who's who of Victorian Cinema (1996)
Herbert, S.: Industry, Liberty, and a Vision: Wordsworth Donisthorpe's Kinesigraph (2004)
Hopwood, Henry V.: Living Pictures (1899. Reprinted by Arno Press. It is now also available on CD, with 1915 update from 'The Projection Box' )
Hrabalek, E: Laterna Magica (German magic lantern price-guide 1985)
Hulfish, David S.: Motion Picture Work (1913)
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)

More books see below (click)

I have quite a number of second hand books on cinematography for sale.
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History:

Museums:

Auctions:

Breker Auktion Team, Köln, Germany. Their 24th of March 2012 auction included many old projectors, including an Edison Home Kinetoscope, mutoscopes, laternas magicas (Plank Kinematofor 1898, Megaléthoscopia Privilegiata 1862) and other pre-cinema. Amongst the vintage film cameras was a Debrie Parvo, Prestwich 1898 and an Eclair Gillon camera.
Westlicht Photographica Auktion, Vienna, Austria. Their last auction was be held on May 12th 2012. For the 5th time the world record for the most expensive camera ever sold was broken with a winning bid of € 2,160,000,- .
Interencheres.com, France

Precinema/Magic Lanterns:

WIDESCREEN

The American WideScreen Museum (All other links are dead)

Collecting/Filming in 9,5mm:

Filming in (super)8 or 16mm:

Collecting other gauges, besides the usual ones.

Supplies:

For service addresses see my Query page (click here)
For Manuals see my FAQ page.
Suppliers of parts/bulbs
Cameras Pro 8/16mm film suplies/processing
Rocky Mountain Lab filmsupplies/processing
Beaulieu questions and answers

More books:

Abbott, Harold B. : Motion pictures with the Baby Ciné (1929?)
Abbott, Harold B: : The complete 9,5mm Cinematographer (1938)
Alden, Andrew: Bolex Bible (1998)
Bennett, Colin N.: A Guide to Kinematography Projection (1923)
Brown B.: Talking Pictures (1931)
Cricks, Howard R.: The complete projectionist (1937)
Dickson, W.K.J.: History of the Kinetograph, Kinetoscope and the Kineto-Phonograph (1895, reprinted)
Enz, Kurt: Filmprojektoren, Filmprojektion (1965)
Hepworth: Animated Photography (1900, reprinted 1970 by Arno Press)
Horstmann & Tousley: Motion Picture operation. Stage electrics and illusions (1914)
Jenkins, C.F.: Animated Pictures (1898, reprinted 1970 by Arno Press)
Jenkins & Depue: Handbook of Motion Pictures and Stereopticons (1908)
Jones, E.: Practical Guide to the taking and projecting of cinematographic pictures (1915)
Kermabon, Jacques: Pathé, premier empire du cinéma (1994)
Kuball Michael: Familien-Kino, die Geschichte des Amateurfilms in Deutschland 1900-1960 (1980)
Lescarboura, Austin C.: The Cinema handbook (1921)
Lutz, E.G.: The Motion Picture Cameraman (1927)
Macintosh, Douglas: A Handbook of 9,5mm Cinematography (2000)
Mariani, v. : Guida pratica della Cinematografia (1923)
Merle, André: Les Appareils de Prise de Vues Cinématographiques (1926)
Moigno, Abbé: l'Art des Projections (1872)
Musser, Charles: Thomas A. Edison and his Kinetographic Motion Pictures (1995)\
Neuhauss, Dr. R.: Lehrbuch der Projektion (1901)
Opfermann, H.C.: Die neue Schmalfilm-Schule (various editions from 1940 till the fifties)
Repinski, Cynthia A.: The Univex Story (1991)
Richardson, F.H.: 'Bluebook of Projection' (1942-1953?)
Sloane, O'Connor T.: Motion Picture Projection (1922)
The Modern Bioscope Operator (1917 4th ed.)