I've never looked at the actual Kodak publication number, but I have the "Kodak Color Dataguide, Kodak Publication No. R-19".
It is © 1964 (also 1960) and my edition is the, "THIRD EDITION-First Printing, 1964".
In days of yore, I found it fascinating and full of helpful knowledge, even though the processes discussed were already no longer available.
There are two computers in the book at the rear, one is a Filter Computer, the other is a Print Computer. Now you have to remember that what in those days was called a computer, is totally different to what we call a computer these days. Basically they are a filtration computing wheel and a density computing wheel, which allows for exposure, density, lens aperture, magnification and exposure changes for filters.
You also have to remember that one would sometimes take an hour to do a print, so you would ponder the variables from your test print quite seriously as time and money were at a premium here.
I mainly use it as a Grey scale colour chart with a Grey card page on the opposite page for testing film, both colour and B&W.
There is a section which is possibly the best part of the book. The fold out section with a ring around of colour prints showing various colour balance problems as well as correct exposure. There is a small envelope with a genuine colour print and a 35mm negative of the same print for you to use in your system and match. I actually did that about 32 years ago.
I wouldn't suggest you will learn anything much from this publication, compared to what is easily available on the web.
If you could pick up one for a couple of dollars/Euros or whatever, fine, but the little titbits of extra information will hardly be worth the effort otherwise.
The "Color-Print Viewing Filters" that you have are possibly the best investment you have. The way I use them and learnt from professional colour printers, is to hold them away from your eye or eyes, quickly flick what you think will be the correction filtration required, then flick it out of your sight.
The flicking in and out of your sight is more or less about 1 second to a maximum of 2 seconds with the filter in front of your eye(s). Hold it any longer and your brain starts to change the colour cast (if any) to correct.
Mick.
