It's what "fade correction" will cure in photoshop. The information it contains is indeed the jackpot.
I was lucky enough to have a copy that was my Dad's from 1940. Good stuff in there to remember when running.
As I spot read through the instructions, I was struck with how familiar many of their rules were with the ones of today. I know that there are differences, but I recognized rules I worked with. One major difference though is the engineers of 1938 didn't have to deal with the onboard computer downloads that tattled on their rules violations like today's engineers do. As the saying goes "the more something changes, the more it stays the same" or something like that. That book is a great book to have. Thanks for posting it. Terry