Photo Art Processes by Nancy Howell-Koehler.

Davis Publications, 1980. First edition, first printing, hardcover in illustrated boards, not issued with dust jacket.  Very good plus with slight bump at one corner and minor rubbing. 127 pages with numerous illustrations, a few in color. Covers Transfers; Cyanotype; Vandyke; Gum Printing; SX-70 alterations; Emulsion prints; mixed media, etc.  See photos of table of contents.  Summary:

Photo Art Processes by Nancy Howell-Koehler is a practical, technique-centered book that explores how photographic imagery can be used as an art form and applied across a range of creative surfaces and methods. First published in 1980 (and later editions around 1982), the book serves both as an introduction to historic and alternative photo printmaking techniques and as a hands-on guide for experimental photography.

Here’s a concise summary:

• Overview and Purpose: The book looks at both the history of photographic images in art and the creative designpossibilities that arise when standard photographic prints are combined with non-traditional materials and surfaces. It positions photo-based processes as artistic tools, not just mechanical means of recording a scene.

• Content Focus: Howell-Koehler provides detailed descriptions of numerous alternative photographic techniques. These include methods such as image transfer, contact printing, emulsion lifting, cyanotype and Vandyke brown prints, gum and kwik-print processes, and the use of stencils. The book discusses how these processes can be applied to various substrates including fabric and paper, offering artists ways to expand the expressive potential of photographic imagery.

• Practical Orientation: While rooted in traditional photography, Photo Art Processes emphasizes hands-on techniques—showing artists how to mix materials, prepare surfaces, and execute innovative printing and transfer methods.

Overall, the book is both a historical reference and a studio manual for artists and photographers interested in exploring creative processes beyond typical darkroom or digital workflows, blending photographic imagery with broader art-making practices.