The Photo-Engraving Process: Extensive sections on the chemistry and mechanics of creating printing plates
In the context of 1976
purely literal documentation common in traditional architectural photography
but essential witnesses to a world on the brink of modern transformation
he consciously resisted their rigid doctrines
Cook, George S. Photographer... Under Fire: The Story of George S. Cook by Jack C. Ramsey, Jr. Signed Copy The Photo-Engraving Process: Extensive sectionsHistorical Resources Press, 1994. Limited edition; Copy #717 of 1,000. Double signed and inscribed to Gerry. Based during the Civil War in Charleston, South Carolina, Cook has been called, The Mathew Brady of the South." Fine hardcover with dust jacket. Note: On February 23, 1819, George S. Cook was born in Stratford, Connecticut. Orphaned as an infant, Cook was brought up by his maternal grandmother in Newark, New Jersey. Beginning at age 14, he