If you are looking for a technical book from that era where images might be missing or described rather than shown: Computer Graphics : Early texts like those found on Introduction to Computer Graphics
: Use tools like WorldCat to locate a physical copy of the first edition at a university library to verify if the missing image was a global printing decision or specific to your digital copy. picture is not shown book 1987
Yes. Several library archives (Internet Archive, Bitsavers) have scanned early DTP manuals. Search for "1987 desktop publishing manual missing images" rather than the exact phrase. If you are looking for a technical book