Burrows & Colton (Revised By J.P. Ourdan)

The Art of Retouching

New York, E & H.T. Anthony, 1880. First American Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 108pp+34pp ads. Brown embossed covers, black lettering and decoration. Corners worn, covers otherwise sound and binding is tight. Text is yellowed and there is light foxing to preliminary pages, owner's name on blank verso of frontispiece, some offsetting to one page of text from apparent laid-in item. Instructions on retouching along with 4 plates illustrating retouching techniques. A well-preserved example of this uncommon book. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001570

Catalogue: Hobbies and How-To, Photography

Dutton, Laurence

Perfect Print Control

New York, The Galleon Press, 1937. Second Edition. Hardcover. 160pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering. Cover is clean and unworn, contents are age-toned and clean. Unclipped dust jacket is age-toned, chipped and edgeworn, but mainly intact. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 002877

Catalogue: Hobbies and How-To, Photography

Keywords: Technique Enlarging Photometers

Jordan, Franklin I.

Photographic Control Processes

New York, Galleon Publishers, Inc. 1937. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 236pp. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Spine ends and one corner bumped, otherwise covers are clean and sound. Slight age-toning, mainly to endpapers, and a bit of foxing to top edges. Scarce dust jacket is darkened and worn at edges, some closed tears, and a few peices missing along the edges, some foxing on the reverse side, but mostly complete. Illustrations by the author. Very Good/Fair.

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Book number: 000513

Catalogue: Hobbies and How-To, Engineering and Technology, Photography

Keywords: Photography Film

Lootens, J Ghislain

Lootens on Photographic Enlarging and Print Quality

New York, American Photographic Book Publishing Co. Inc. 1953. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 266pp. Revised and enlarged edition. Covers and interior are sound, glue stain on front pastedown from former owner's bookplate removal. Unclipped dustjacket has moderate wear and short tears to edges. A comprehensive how-to book with many illustrative examples. Still has original dust jacket! Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 000834

Catalogue: Art and Architecture, Hobbies and How-To, Photography

Keywords: Darkroom Developers Negatives Photomontage