Preface
to the tenth edition
Although there are many textbooks, monographs and manuals that are available today dedicated to what has now become imaging, The Manual of Photography stands out as a significant and unique publication. It was first published in the very early days of photography in 1890 under the editorship of C.H. Bothamley at the request of the then Ilford Company as The Ilford Manual of Photography. The preface to this first edition has set the scene for all later editions:
… an endeavour has been made to state, in a simple way, sufficient of the principles to enable the reader to work intelligently, and to overcome most of the difficulties that he is likely to meet with …
This firm foundation has persisted throughout all subsequent ...
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