Single grade vs split grade printing question

[K-G]

"Way Beyond Monochrome" is comprehensive, demanding & perfectionistic with a technical focus - more than 500 pages in total. It will answer a million questions you never knew you had which in my case was a little confusing.

It is a good book, but maybe as the second book on the topic. A good starting point might be something a little lighter.
I personally have found Tim Rudman´s "The Photographer´s MASTER PRINTING COURSE" very instructive & spot on.

I agree. The Photographer´s MASTER PRINTING COURSE is an excelent guide book for darkroom work and Way Beyond Monochrome is the dictionary for when you want to dig deep into a subject. The Negative and The Print by Ansel Adams are also two very valuable books that give a very good basic understanding of the black and white process. I have all four in my darkroom.

Karl-Gustaf