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A Manual of Photographic Chemistry, Including the Practice of the Collodion Process
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Volume Condition: | Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | N/A |
| Edition: | 2nd Edition |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | John Churchill |
| Publication Year: | 1855 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| Book ID: | 003562 |
| Catalogue(s): | Rare and Antiquarian Books ◇ Photography |
Second edition (issued in the same year as the first edition). xvi, 344pp, some black and white illustrations. Green cloth-covered boards with blind embossed decorations on front and spine and gilt lettering on spine. Rounded spine ends with cloth worn through on front where spine meets board. Corners rounded and edges on front board bumped. Shows general signs of wear. Previous owner's elegant bookplate on front paste down and further owner's name on title page, dated 1855. Covers the science of Photography, practical details of the collodion process and the outlines of general chemistry. Revised and extended from the first edition, particularly to include a new section on the fading of paper positives and a new chapter on stereoscope photographs and micro-photography. The first English Language manual of photography. 12mo
Photography, photographic processes, stereoscope Photography, micro-Photography, history of photography
