Want to Buy Tim Rudman's: 'The Master Photographer's Toning Book'

eliadesqu · Nov 13, 2025

Looking to buy Tim Rudman books at a reasonable price.

mshchem · Nov 13, 2025

A caution. Most of the examples in his books use papers that no longer exist and prepared toners that no longer exist, still a wonderful book. Kodak printed a beautiful book on Quality printing in black and white that is quite available.

skahde · Nov 13, 2025

Many materials are sadly gone but as the book (I have a copy from the first edition, but dedicated to yours truly and not for sale) carries recipes for making most from scratch, it's still a treasure trove for anyone interested in chemical toning.

stevenje · Nov 21, 2025

eliadesqu said:
Looking to buy Tim Rudman books at a reasonable price.

I recently purchased three of Tim Rudman’s books on lith printing and toning.

The Master Photographer’s Lith Printing Course. Purchased from Thirftbooks.

The World of Lith Printing. Purchased from Thirftbooks.

The Master Photographer’s Toning Book. Purchased from Ebay

They were not cheap.

They contain an incredible amount of research and information.

The images in The Master Photographer’s Toning Book are stunning.

I am close to finishing my first darkroom and am looking forward to trying my hand at lith printing and toning.

dwross2 · Nov 21, 2025

I recently gave my copy to Powell's Books. https://www.powells.com/book/photog...ive-guide-9780817454654?condition=Used - Good

Rick A · Nov 21, 2025

I have a copy I'll part with.

eliadesqu · Nov 21, 2025

Rick A said:
I have a copy I'll part with.

Purchased from abebooks. Thank you!

Do you have any of his books on Lith?

Rick A · Nov 21, 2025

eliadesqu said:
Purchased from abebooks. Thank you!

Do you have any of his books on Lith?

Yes. the Master Lith Print book.

mshchem · Nov 21, 2025

Nothing revolutionary in these books. The Grail it's not. Great books, hundreds of beautiful photos.

Get in the darkroom with some warmtone fiber base paper. Toners etc.

tezzasmall · Nov 22, 2025

I'm regularly dipping into all of Tim's books that I own, as they just have so much information in them. Yes, some (a lot!) of the papers etc. mentioned no longer exist, but there is more to the books than just that.

Tim personally did a reprint of his book not that long ago and I think he could easily do another bigger run, to satisfy all of the people out there that would like a more down to earth price on any of his books.

Terry S

naaldvoerder · Nov 22, 2025

mshchem said:
Nothing revolutionary in these books. The Grail it's not. Great books, hundreds of beautiful photos.

Get in the darkroom with some warmtone fiber base paper. Toners etc.

Actually Rudman's Toning and Lith Printing books are both Grails. I would be very, very surprised if you can mention titels of other books on these subjects that are so in-depth and so extensive. Used copies aof Rudman's toning book have been sold for stratospheric prices. That is not without reason.

mshchem · Nov 22, 2025

naaldvoerder said:
Actually Rudman's Toning and Lith Printing books are both Grails. I would be very, very surprised if you can mention titels of other books on these subjects that are so in-depth and so extensive. Used copies aof Rudman's toning book have been sold for stratospheric prices. That is not without reason.

I've got them all. Rudman emphasizes papers that no longer exist etc. Like Ansel Adams calendars and books a lot of the Tim Rudman magic is from the rotogravure used to print books.
Caviar is rare, expensive, highly prized but I don't need it. Rather have fish and chips

mshchem · Nov 23, 2025

Kodak G-1 available on Ebay cheap.I have a couple copies of this great book. Of course none of the papers exist today but there are excellent substitutes available from Foma and Ilford.

naaldvoerder · Nov 23, 2025

mshchem said:
I've got them all. Rudman emphasizes papers that no longer exist etc. Like Ansel Adams calendars and books a lot of the Tim Rudman magic is from the rotogravure used to print books.
Caviar is rare, expensive, highly prized but I don't need it. Rather have fish and chips

That is very much kicking in an open door. Any darkroom book is dealing with papers that no longer exist. This book is about toners, not papers. I do not know the Kodak book, but I am pretty sure it covers mostly extinct papers too. Of one thing I am certain. I do not need it. I have the caviar.

RalphLambrecht · Nov 23, 2025

mshchem said:
I've got them all. Rudman emphasizes papers that no longer exist etc. Like Ansel Adams calendars and books a lot of the Tim Rudman magic is from the rotogravure used to print books.
Caviar is rare, expensive, highly prized but I don't need it. Rather have fish and chips

If you get desperate, I believe the Rudman Toning book is available as a pdf download somewhere.

mshchem · Nov 23, 2025

I have the toning book, his lith printing books. TREMENDOUS books.

If you buy an used copy of the Kodak G-1 book like I show the back cover you can produce a whole spectrum of colors with 4 or 5 different toners and today's available papers, Ilford and Foma, (Adox seems to be sitting and waiting, smart!)

Sepia toner
Polysulfide toner
Kodak Blue Toner (gold)
Selenium toner
DIY Kodak Poly toner (mixture of Selenium and Polysulfide)

and of course Iron toner, etc. I have never had a death wish so I will leave the uranium salts alone, mercury too.

Just start dabbling. Oh and of course there's 3 or 4 basic print developers

And of course 20°C vs. 38°C..............?

baachitraka · Nov 24, 2025

the papers mentioned in those books are no longer available.

I rather look and perhaps learn from Wolfgang Moersch work and if I understand correctly he is still active and posting his work online.

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