Re: Books on Infrared Photography

[George L Smyth <GLSmyth@xxxxxxx>]

Willem-Jan Markerink wrote:
> 
> Well, it seems as whoever buys it, he or she will spend some time
> behind the copying machine....how many pages is this book
> anyway?....;-))

I already have - with both editions. <g>  I wish that I had had time to
get more than I got, but I did get the "guts" of what I was looking for
from each.  The comment that this (these) book(s) are of only historic
significance may well be acurate unless one wishes to really UNDERSTAND
what the subject is all about.  The exhaustive explanations covering
every aspect of the subject is what I loved.  There really isn't much of
a market for such full coverage of the subject.  The beginner may well
do better with Joe or Laurie White's book.  Then again, I'm the sort
that wants to know everything. <g>

> George, has the 1976 print the exact same title and author?
> Any more bibliographics on that one?

I'm still awaiting the book via interlibrary loan (it generally taked
4-6 weeks) so I can't be absolutely sure (I didn't copy the title
pages), but if (if) I remember correctly, the 1976 edition has the
author as M. Gibson.  Walter Clark is listed, perhaps, as a
consultant(?).  They are similar books, but the later edition definitely
has superior information, i.e. more useable.

> And how does it compare in your opinion to the Kodak book Applied
> Infrared Photography from 1981?

Sorry, I was never able to get ahold of that ublication.

> Btw, as for making copies of these rare/out of print books: would
> there be interest in this group to obtain some of these?

If we were talking about a book that one could obtain, I would certainly
be against this.  However, these books can often not be matched and the
royalties are no longer an issue.  For that reason, I would be glad to
help out in this respect.  

This is not the only area where finding these out of print books is a
problem.  Just try to find out about albumen printing.  Here is a
process that produced more prints than any other (besides the current
silver process), and yet gaining information is as frustrating as it
gets.  I was offered by a dealer a copy of the 133 page softbound
Albumen And Salted Paper Book (THE book on albumen printing) for $75.  I
just couldn't come up with that much money.  Fortunately, I was able to
find it through interlibrary loan, so I now have a photostat copy of it.

george

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