darkroom and processing

The book is not as nicely produced and printed as other books on the market, such as Tim Rudman's "Master printing course," (which is so pretty that I use it as a coffee-table book!). Anchell gives only a few examples of his prints, and the prints are very poorly reproduced. I did learn a few useful things from this book, though I could probably summarize them in a few pages.

The competant research and clear explanation of a complex subject sets this book far above any other book of its type. Anchell has proved once again to be the leading expert on Black & White processing. I highly recommend this book for any serious photographer who takes pride in darkroom skill and craft

This book is useful if you are trying to dig deeper in your understanding of how Multi contrast papers work, however given the explosion of digital and inkjet printers in recent years, I wonder how much longer this excellent book will remain relevant?