1938 Brilliance Gradation Sharpness Harry Champlin 1st Ed Photography

Brilliance – Gradation – Sharpness with the Miniature Camera By Harry Champlin Published by Camera Craft Publishing Co., San Francisco, 1938 Printed by The Mercury Press, San Francisco •Edition: First Edition, February 1938 •Binding: Original red cloth with black lettering •Subject: Technical photography guide focused on miniature/35mm cameras •Dedication: Includes author’s personal dedication to his wife Evelyn •Other works by Champlin: Champlin on Fine Grain Condition: Very good vintage condition. Red cloth binding is clean with only minor edge and corner wear. Titles remain sharp and legible. Interior pages are clean and unmarked, with light age toning. Tight binding. No dust jacket (as shown). ⸻ Collector’s Note Harry Champlin’s Brilliance – Gradation – Sharpness is a scarce technical manual from the early era of miniature cameras (35mm photography). It provides in-depth instruction on achieving maximum tonal quality, clarity, and sharpness with the new small-format cameras, such as early Leica models. First edition copies like this are sought after by collectors of photographic history and vintage camera enthusiasts.