The Airbrush Technique of Photographic Retouching by King, Walter S. ; Slade, Alfred L - 1954

New York: The MacMillan Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. This book on Photographic Retouching begins with an overview of the airbrush, for those who have never used such a device. Then the chapters go through Basic Retouching Principles, Industrial Property and Buildings, Machinary, Portraiture, Portrait Restoration, Display Ads for Newspaper, Comparison: Photoengraving - Offset - Newspaper, Converting a Monochrome Print to Color, Retouching the Color Print, Some Do's and Dont's (should be the first chapter! ) , and Examples From the Studio of a Master Craftsman. Fully illustrated, some color. Includes step-by-step instructions. 115 pages; the boards are worn at the top and bottom corners, and there is shelfwear on the back bottom board. The binding is small ring-bound, and the last ring is missing at the top and bottom spine. Both ends are worn. None of the wear affects the pages, as the boards are quite heavy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. .