The Silver Sunbeam: A Practical and Theoretical Text-Book on Sun Drawing and Photographic Printing: Comprehending all the Wet and Dry Processes at Present Known, with Collodion, Albumen, Gelatine, Wax, Resin, and Silver

Language: English

Published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., New York, 1879

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Seller: Yesterday's Book Shop, CORVALLIS, OR, U.S.A.Yesterday's Book Shop

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See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blind stamped cloth boards with gilt on spine. Exterior boards are worn with scuffing and soiling present on all sides, spine edges are chipped with the tail section torn almost completely free. Edges and corners also show bumps/wear. Internal binding is in better condition, no hinge cracks at boards. Pale yellow end pages do show scuffing and soiling along with a small stain in the backside of the rear end page. The frontispiece is an actual silver print photo with the tissue guard still present. The only handwriting found in the book is in the upper corner of the front pastedown, where (presumably) the original sales price is written in pen. Pages are toned due to age but are overall clean. The foldout charts at page 256 is still present and attached. The rear book contains an index and then numerous pages of advertisements. About halfway through these ads there is one for "Wilson's Lantern Journeys" - this page has the upper corner torn off, with the missing piece being well outside of any text. The exterior page edges show spotting and is darkened along the top.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
The Silver Sunbeam: A Practical and Theoretical Text-Book on Sun Drawing and Photographic Printing: Comprehending all the Wet and Dry Processes at Present Known, with Collodion, Albumen, Gelatine, Wax, Resin, and Silver
Author
J. Towler
Publisher
E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., New York
Publication year
1879
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
9th Edition
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller catalogs
19th Century, Art / Photography / Travel, Reference / Engineering / Medical

Yesterday's Book Shop

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Yesterday's Book Shop is a small, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in Maryland in 1966 under the name The Collector's Corner, which mainly dealt in older books, stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the main focus became only books and printed matter.

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First editions, signed editions, limited editions, pre-1950 collectible copies with most being around the turn of the twentieth century and earlier.

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