Abstract

A liquid developer for electrostatic photography is disclosed. The liquid developer comprises resin grains dispersed in a non-aqueous solvent having an electric resistance of at least 109 Ω cm and a dielectric constant of not higher than 3.5, wherein the dispersed resin grains are polymer resin grains obtained by polymerizing a solution containing at least one kind of a mono-functional monomer (A) which is soluble in the non-aqueous solvent but becomes insoluble in the non-aqueous solvent by being polymerized, in the presence of a dispersion-stabilizing resin which is soluble in the non-aqueous solvent and is a comb-like copolymer comprising (1) at least a mono-functional macromonomer (M) having a weight average molecular weight of from 1×103 to 2×104 and (2) at least a monomer represented by formula (III) as defined in the specification.The liquid developer according to the present invention is excellent in re-dispersibility, storability, stability, image-reproducibility, and fixability.