The Chemistry of Light and Photography (Hermann Vogel), Manukau in Manukau, Auckland for sale

No signatures. Bookseller's ticket on front endpaper. Spine cloth rubbed and faded. Cloth torn with some small loss at head of spine. Gutter split at rear hinge. ; xi, [1], 288 pages + 6 plates (including 5 mounted photos on 3 of these plates) + 35, [1] pages publisher's advertisements dated December 1874. 94 in-text illustrations. Red cloth boards with black and gilt. Page dimensions: 187 x 124mm. The frontispiece is a Woodburytype of the moon."Among the splendid scientific discoveries of this century, two are specially prominent - Photography and Spectrum Analysis."- from the author's preface."[Vogel's] discovery was another milestone in the history of photography, for it not only paved the way for correct reproduction of colours in paintings, landscapes and portraiture, obviating a lot of retouching, but also proved an essential step in colour photography."- Gernsheim, History of Photography, pp 332-4. The six plates are: Photography of the Moon (From Rutherford's original negative); Negative and Positive of the licht-paus process; Electrotype from Heliograph; Copper-plate from Heliograph; Reduction of a Section of the Ordnance Survey Map of Wales; Effect of Retouching of Negatives. [Series title:"The International Scientific Series".]; 8vo
Author
Hermann Vogel
Title
The Chemistry of Light and Photography
Publisher name
Henry S. King&Co., London
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1875
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Abebof326d