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Call Number:

PH-02579

Collection Name:

The "A.B.C." Guide to the Making of Autotype Prints in Permanent Pigments

Creator:

Autotype Company

Byrne, W. J.

Sawyer, J. R. (1828 - 1889)

No. of Items:

2 items

Span Dates:

1887

Description:

Photographically illustrated book by J. R. Sawyer entitiled The "A.B.C." Guide to the Making of Autotype Prints in Permanent Pigments (London: The Autotype Company, 1893). This copy of the book is inscribed "Parker" in an unknown hand on the recto of the flyleaf. lllustrations follow.

958:3704:0001 -- The Son of Sir William Vernon Harcourt, 1887 or earlier, printed 1887, from a negative by W. J. Byrne (Richmond, Surrey). Permanent autotype photograph, 11.9 x 9.5 cm (image); 17.3 x 13.3 cm (page);
958:3704:0002 -- Autotype Printing. The Development, 1887 or earlier, printed 1887, by the Autotype Company. Sawyer’s collotype process, 10.8 x 17.5 cm (image); 16.9 x 21.9 cm (page). Image on page which is folded to 16.9 x 12.2 cm.

Location(s):

TR 440 S27 1887 HRC-P (964:3704:0001-0002)
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TR 440 S27 1893 HRC-P (958:0317:0001-0002)
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TR 440 S27 1898 HRC-P (964:3705:0001-0002)
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