General reading
Bonanos, Christopher, 2012, Instant: The Story of Polaroid, (Princeton Architectural Press) isbn-10: 1616890851 isbn-13: 978-1616890858 [Δ]
Davis, N. A., 1993, September, ‘Problems with the Dating of a Polaroid SX-70 Photograph‘, Journal of Forensic Sciences (JFSCA), vol.38, no.5, pp.1243-1245 [Δ]
Franck, F. E., 1984, ‘Polaroid Film ID Numbers (Decipher/Associate/Date)‘, in 42nd Annual Conference of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, Nashville, TN 1984. [Δ]
Hitchcock, Barbara & Crist, Steve (ed.), 2008, The Polaroid Book: Selections from the Polaroid Collections of Photography, (Taschen) [Δ]
Hitchcock, Barbara et al., 2011, From Polaroid to Impossible: Masterpieces of Instant Photography, The WestLicht Collection, (Hatje Cantz) isbn-10: 3775732217 isbn-13: 978-3775732215 [Δ]
Janis, Eugenia Parry, 1979, One of a kind, Recent Polaroid color photography, (Boston) [Δ]
Lombino, Mary-Kay & Buse, Peter, 2013, The Polaroid Years: Instant Photography and Experimentation, (Prestel) isbn-10: 3791352644 isbn-13: 978-3791352640 [Δ]
Palazzoli, Daniela, 1989, Reflections of Life, (New York & Milan: Idea Books) [Δ]
Polaroid Reference [firm], 1998, August, Polaroid Film Codes: This Reference Document describes how to interpret manufacturing codes for Polaroid Films manufactured in the US (Norwood & Waltham), Scotland (Vale of Leven), Mexico (Quaretaro), and Holland (Enschede)., (Bedford, MA: Americas Business Center) [Δ]
Readings on, or by, individual photographers
Ansel Adams
Adams, Ansel, 1979, Polaroid Land Photography, (New York Graphic Society) [Revised edition] [Δ]
Walker Evans
Rosenheim, Jeff, 2002, Walker Evans Polaroids, (New York: in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Zurich: Scalo) [Δ]
Edwin H. Land
McElheny, Victor K., 1999, Insisting On the Impossible : The Life of Edwin Land, (Basic Books) isbn-10: 0738201901 isbn-13: 978-0738201900 [Δ]
Danny Lyon
Lyon, Danny, 1989, I Like to Eat Right on the Dirt: A Child's Journey Back in Space and Time, (Bleak Beauty Books) isbn-10: 0962099228 isbn-13: 978-0962099229 [Δ]
Robert Mapplethorpe
Wolf, Sylvia, 2007, Mapplethorpe: Polaroids, (Prestel Publishing) isbn-10: 3791338358 isbn-13: 978-3791338354 [Δ]
Carlo Mollino
Mollino, Carlo & Ferrari, Fulvio, 2002, Carlo Mollino: Polaroids, (Arena Editions) isbn-10: 189204160X isbn-13: 978-1892041609 [Δ]
Helmut Newton
Newton, Helmut, 2011, Helmut Newton: Polaroids, (Taschen) isbn-10: 383652886X isbn-13: 978-3836528863 [Δ]
Lucas Samaras
Samaras, Lucas, 1971, Samaras Album, Autointerview, Autobiography, Autopolaroid
1971, (New York: the Whitney Museum of American Art and Pace Editions, Inc.) [Δ]
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