American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype by Samuel Dwight Humphrey, 5th Ed. N.Y. 1858 (REPRINT)
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American
Hand Book of the Daguerreotype; Giving The Most Approved and Convenient Methods
of Preparing the Chemicals,a nd the Combinations Used in the Art. Containing the
Daguerreotype, Electrotype, and various other Processes Employed to taking
Heliographic Impressions.
REPRINT, Laser-printed, softcover, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2,
214 pages.
Noting in
the preface that the daguerreotype "at this time" is considered the most durable
of the styles of "Sun-Drawings". Humphrey goes into great detail on the process.
The first chapter takes the operator from polishing the daguerreotype plate
through gilding of fixing the final image; including coloring; subsequent
chapters deal with the specific chemicals and processes; use of bromine, iodine
and various acids and accelerators; optics and lighting; and variety of hints
and suggestions drawn from the best practitioners.