Science and Applications of Photography
London: Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, 1955. 8vo (23.5 cm); black cloth with titles stamped in gold gilt on cover and spine, trifold group portrait with numbered acetate overlay to identify subjects, foldout poster in rear pastedown pocket, many diagrams and photographic illustrations in color and black and white throughout, Polaroid Corporation bookplate on front pastedown, library card with "Dr. Land's Library" stamp on rear free endpaper; no dust jacket; 664pp. Spine is square and tight, sharp edges, bumps to corners and head and tail of spine, shelf and handling wear on covers and corners, hinges intact. Good. Item #425
This book is a compendium of papers presented at the conference of the Royal Photographic Society in 1953. In addition to technical topics related to the science of producing photographic images, it also contains papers on applications of photography, photographic history, and training in photography, among others. It contains a large foldout group portrait and an acetate overlay keyed to identify the names of the subjects in the image. Part of the Polaroid Corporation Library, subcategorized as "Dr. Land's Library."
Price: $150