Pueblo Architecture and Modern Adobes: The Residential Designs of William Lumpkins
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Pueblo Architecture and Modern Adobes: The Residential Designs of William Lumpkins
Joseph Traugott , and William T. Lumpkins
Manufacturer: Museum of New Mexico Press
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ASIN: 0890133670

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5 out of 5 stars Inspiring.......2007-09-19

Many credit William Lumpkins with starting the adobe and pueblo revival movments. His designs are inspired. Lumpkins went back to the cliff dwellings and ancient pueblos looking for organic shapes and forms. His rooms seldom have square corners. Hornos, bancos and nichos (beehive fireplaces, bench seats and wall recesses)abound. There are living and dining rooms modeled after kivas, subterranean ceremonial chambers. Library and bedroom might be found in a three-story tower. Ceilings are made of vigas overset with latillas in herringbone pattern. Doors are carved. The roof-line is never even having an organic look like a range of mountains.

A word of caution. These work best in adobe and similar materials. The designs were laid down in the 1960s and before. Bathrooms and closets are tiny. Utility rooms are nonexistant. Each design needs some reworking to be useful today. They are not inexpensive homes to build. They are spectacular.

Sargent's Venice
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Sargent's Venice
Richard Ormond , and Warren Adelson
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ASIN: 0300117175

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John Singer Sargent returned to Venice many times during his life, endlessly fascinated with this enchanting city. In paintings filled with vivid colors and dazzling light, he sought to capture its vitality and unique ambience, often working while afloat in a gondola. This gorgeously illustrated book presents nearly seventy of Sargent’s oil and watercolor paintings of Venice, many of them famous but others only rarely seen. The book also contains fascinating new photographs of actual sites depicted in Sargent’s paintings.
Sargent’s early works in Venice were created in 1880-1882, and he undertook a second, larger body of work in the city during visits from 1900 to 1913. His responses to Venice—its local figures, its buildings and waterways, its extraordinary light—reflect his changing interests over time as well as his lifelong ability to extend his own reach as a creative artist. The book considers various aspects of Sargent’s work and milieu in a series of informative essays by international scholars. They discuss the evolution of Sargent’s style, the topography of his work in Venice, his connections with Henry James and other Americans in Venice, Italian artists in Venice in the nineteenth century, and American artists in Venice in the nineteenth century.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Another Venetian Master.......2007-05-07

SARGENT'S VENICE is a book that makes Sargent more than a great portrait painter. It reveals that he could be equally good at landscapes of the world's most beautiful city. His views of Venice are intimate, exploratory, perceptive, Venice seen from a gondola snaking its way through the canals. The prow of the gondola figures in many of his paintings. Venice has been the province of great painters since Tintoretto and Sargent now joins their company, thanks to this book.

5 out of 5 stars beautiful book.......2007-03-27

Thoroughly enjoyed the exhibition, and this book is a wonderful keepsake illustrated with abundant, good quality color reproductions. I would highly recommend this book. I appreciate Amazon's hassle free, speedy delivery as well.

5 out of 5 stars Sargent's Venice.......2007-01-04

If you love Venice, and if you love Sargent--then you will love this book. There are a few new items in this book, but for the most part they are reapeated images from now all the numerous volumes of Sargents books that have flooded the market in the recent years. The text is intersting and the insightful written by Mr. Warren Adelsen and Mr. Richard Ormond two Sargent experts-- are worth reading, if you want to add to your knowlege of Sargent and Venice.

5 out of 5 stars One of the most satisfying books on John Singer Sargent.......2006-12-14

Richard Ormond has collected the watercolors and drawings and oil paintings that were John Singer Sargent's response to that most mystical and romantic of cities - Venice, Italy - from two separate periods of time in Sargent's prolific career. The selected works are from a fecund period from 1880 to 1882 and the second even larger body of works date from his visits there from 1900 to 1913. Comparing the two periods is illuminating on many levels, but despite the separation in time, Sargent's manner of capturing the magic that is Serenissima is unmatched in works of other artists.

That Sargent was influenced by his friend and colleague Henry James is patently obvious. Were the reader to read 'The Aspern Papers' along with this picture voyage through the canals and paths of Venice the feeling of actually being there in time and place would be unavoidable.

Sargent seems more comfortable in the aqueous métier of watercolor for the views and atmosphere of Venice. He manages to paint the fogs and mists that rise from this water city, to reflect the relaxed tranquility of the people within the island, and he is attuned to the alterations of light as it strikes and reflects off the water, altering the subject matter in a way only those who have been to Venice can appreciate fully.

Along with the mood of the works elegantly reproduced in this volume is Ormond's narrative. He has selected photographs of many of the places Sargent painted, allowing the reader to appreciate the interpretation Sargent achieved in his artist impression as well as in his keen observational skills. This is a book of languid beauty, one that will satisfy on many levels. Very Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, December 06
Floating Cities: Venice, Amsterdam, Leningrad-And Moscow
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Floating Cities: Venice, Amsterdam, Leningrad-And Moscow
Stephen Wiltshire
Manufacturer: Summit Books
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ASIN: 0671755684

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5 out of 5 stars Brilliant.......2002-08-09

Stephen Wiltshire's pen and ink drawings are fantastic. He captures each subject perfectly and in incredible detail...sometimes having only seen the subject for a few minutes. Incredible drawings made even more incredible by the fact that Stephen is autistic.

5 out of 5 stars Floating Cities.......2001-11-30

Reading this book was an inspiration.The intricate detail and elegance of each drawing is breath-taking.
As an autistic individual he is able to capture the beauty an essence that a normal person with their eye would not see.
His work seems effortless, and takes him no time to do at all, but yet he is a perfectionist, right down to the last detail.
I am not an art critic, but certainly now I do appreciate the architecture that surrounds me and realize how beautiful it really is, and although Autism is not really understood and how it is actually caused.
Stephen, no matter what level of autism he seems to possess, he has truly mastered and captured the gracefullness of each buillding that he draws.
In a word he is an "Artistic, Autistic Genius."

5 out of 5 stars A savant at work!.......2001-05-06

This man's pictures have to be seen to be believed. Stephen Wiltshire actually is Autistic,operating on a six year old level for most of his adult life. He has a very rare talent of being able to visually process all that he sees and reproduce these images on paper. I have seen him on a TV show being flown around London on a helicopter and reproducing a image of 4 square miles, including 11 London landmarks and over 600 buildings with perfect perspective and scale in less than three hours.

This book has to be appreciated for what it is, a work of a genius!

5 out of 5 stars The Wrong Description.......2000-06-24

I agree that this is not the correct description of the book. Floating cities is actually a series of drawings done by a young english autistic boy. They are absolutely fantastic renditions of famous buildings, made more incredible by the fact that Stephen himself has this overwhelming disability, and many of them were done by memory. This book will make you realise that disabilities are by no means disabling, and can open up worlds unaccessable to the rest of society.

5 out of 5 stars The Wrong Description.......2000-06-24

I agree that this is not the correct description of the book. Floating cities is actually a series of drawings done by a young english autistic boy. They are absolutely fantastic renditions of famous buildings, made more incredible by the fact that Stephen himself has this overwhelming disability, and many of them were done by memory. This book will make you realise that disabilities are by no means disabling, and can open up worlds unaccessable to the rest of society.
Lucio Fontana: Venice/New York
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    Lucio Fontana: Venice/New York
    Lucio Fontana , Luca Massimo Barbero , Enrico Crispolti , Paolo Campiglio , and Barbara Ferriani
    Manufacturer: Guggenheim Museum
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    ASIN: 0892073543
    Release Date: 2006-12-01

    Book Description

    In the 1940s, the Italian painter and sculptor Lucio Fontana carried out a gesture that revolutionized the history of contemporary art: He punctured and slashed the canvas, leaving fissures in its surface and creating a new dimension in painting. Recognized as one of the masters of the international midcentury avant-garde, Fontana, who was actually born in Argentina, is considered a father of postwar monochromatic abstraction and Conceptual art. Organized by curator Luca Massimo Barbero of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Lucio Fontana: Venice/New York catalogues the artist's first exhibition in the U.S. since the Guggenheim's landmark 1977 retrospective. Furthermore, it introduces two rarely seen bodies of work that were created around the cities of Venice and New York, presented together here for the first time. The Venice paintings, shimmering surfaces in silver and gold that recall the mosaics of St. Mark's and that city's Byzantine splendor, are juxtaposed with the New York works--giant sheets of shiny and scratched copper, cut through by dynamic vertical gestures that conjure the force of Manhattan and its powerful, electric skyline. Featuring a facsimile reproduction of Fontana's 1947 "Manifesto Tecnico," as well as essays by Barbero and other leading scholars of the artist's oeuvre, including Enrico Crispolti (author of the Fontana catalogue raisonne), Paolo Campiglio and Barbara Ferriani.
    The Cambridge Companion to Titian (Cambridge Companions to the History of Art)
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      The Cambridge Companion to Titian (Cambridge Companions to the History of Art)

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      ASIN: 0521791804

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      Renowned throughout Italy, as well as Europe, at his death in 1576, Titian was the pre-eminent artist of Venice during the sixteenth century. His importance has never been questioned and his works have been admired from his own day to the present. This Companion serves as an introduction to the prolific artist. Covering all aspects of his life and career, the anthology examines Titian's secular and religious painting, prints and pictures related to poetry, as well as his contributions to architecture.
      Albrecht Dürer and the Venetian Renaissance
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        Katherine Crawford Luber
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        Katherine Crawford Luber examines twenty-five paintings by the German artist in an effort to reevaluate his relationship to contemporary Italian art and his status as a painter. Luber explains how DÜrer appropriated Venetian techniques and suggests that the artist was engaged in the exploration of an atmospheric, coloristic perspective. She argues that this exploration unifies DÜrer's work and necessitates a reassessment of the critical division between his painted and graphic work.
        A Visitable Past: Views of Venice by American Artists, 1860-1915
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          Margaretta M. Lovell
          Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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          ASIN: 0226494128

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          In this ambitious and imaginative study, Margaretta M. Lovell analyzes the large body of accomplished, sometimes startling, often brilliant work of American artists drawn to Venice's ragged splendor in the last century. Including major works by such diverse and talented painters as James McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent, and Maurice Prendergast, these richly varied paintings portray sleepy canals, architectural monuments, and scenes of picturesque everyday life while they also reveal surprising aspects of American culture.
          Titian (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
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            Mike Venezia
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            Fusion: West African Artists at the Venice Biennale (Focus on African Art)
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              Thomas McEvilley
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              A Vision of Venice in Watercolour (Royal Academy Collections)
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                Royal Academy of Arts
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                Venice, with its stunning architecture, earth colors, and atmospheric light, has had a great effect on British artist Ken Howard's work for over 30 years. Here he paints "contre jour," with the intense light reflecting off water, rooftops, or piazzas, building his watercolors with wash upon wash of transparent. His subjects include St. Mark's Square, the Salute, Campo S. Angelo, and the famed fish market.
                An Artist's Venice
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                  Arbit Blatas , and Piero Aretino
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                  Leica Camera Repair Handbook: Repairing & Resotring Collectible Leica Cameras, Lenses & Accessories
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                  Leica Camera Repair Handbook: Repairing & Resotring Collectible Leica Cameras, Lenses & Accessories
                  Thomas Tomosy
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                  ASIN: 0936262877

                  Book Description

                  With great detail this book outlines all of the techniques needed to repair and restore Leica cameras, lenses and accessories including light meters, winders/motors, viewfinders, and flash units. Each model of equipment is discussed individually with step-by-step illustrated instructions. Readers will not only learn how to disassemble and repair equipment, but also how to troubleshoot and make cosmetic restorations. A glossary of technical terms and an abstract containing the fundamentals of camera repair are included.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  2 out of 5 stars Seriously defective.......2007-03-20

                  I now own 3 of Mr. Tomosy's books and they are only modestly useful. This one misses by about a mile.

                  To some people this book will seem over their heads, a bit too technical and hard to comprehend. Aimed perhaps at camera repair professionals.

                  Actually, it doesn't suit either the person who wants to make a small repair or someone who wants to make a more technical repair. There's not a word there on how to replace the shutter or any number of things that many reasonably competent DIY do every day. It's not something I would do on just any camera. My M series are treated with care and professionally serviced. There are repairs that are beyond either my ability or willingness to spend the time and those go out.

                  But it helps to have good clear instruction. Shocking as it seems, just taking something apart and putting it together again can allow a simple repair. As one reviewer notes, there is better information out there for specialist groups/forums. After buying this I received a detailed service manual for my IIIf screwmount Leicas. In the same way, I have acquired fairly complete service manuals or instructions from those willing to share on
                  Soviet made imitations of Leicas (which are good for practice and confidence building).

                  Cameras are a bit like a mix of car mechanics and working on watches. But to use the car analogy, the Chiltonor Haynes type manuals sometimes fall a bit shy in the detailed information you need by covering too many years, but they're adequate. On the other hand, there are the full blown shop manuals for a specific model vehicle. Also useful (drive a Detroit truck occasionally and you'll know why).

                  This Repair handbook doesn't really come close to the skimpiest Chilton type book. It may be asking too much to cover both M series and Screwmount in one book, but the title is a misnomer. It is not really a repair handbook.

                  2 out of 5 stars disapointed.......2007-02-15

                  What a disapointment!
                  the book is not at all sufficient to operate small repair on leicas. it assumes too much knowledge and lacks step by step explanations and diagrams. I have found much more usefull dismantle description and repair instructions for free on the web. moreover, the subject treated are not systematic at all. restoration is treated on one camera, speed tuning on another. most of the pictures are useless as they descibe dismantle stages without showing the parts been discribed in the text for better clarity.
                  This book is the output of someone who apparently is a good repairman but completely lacks any comunication skills.

                  3 out of 5 stars Acceptable introduction, not advance in the literature.......2004-11-24

                  Leicaphiles with a desire to work on SM and M mount Leicas have several books to choose from. Because the U.S. military purchased them in quantity and because military manuals are, when not classified, in the public domain there is the military manual: there are National Camera and Valera books which still circulate and have been reprinted by Ed Romney and others: and factory Leica repair documentation exists in some quantity even if not officially available "outside the trade". Romney and Lippincott have also written on Leica extensively as did Izaak Maizenberg in his Russian camera book, inasmuch as several Russian cameras were copies of Leicas.

                  This covers the same stuff, and does a reasonable job, although some things such as curtain replacement aren't as covered as would be appropriate.

                  Although Leicas are among the better cameras to work on, they are valuable enough that they are best left alone by beginners. That sort of limits the legitimate market for a book such as this, so that although I think Tomosy has done a reasonable job, this is an area that really requires an exceptional effort to build on the available literature. I do encourage him to write more camera repair books but I hope he will concentrate more on areas where beginners and casual hobbyists can concentrate their efforts without incurring big bills for each 'oops'. Perhaps a book on mechanical 35mm Pentaxes or the electronic Bronicas that digital has made hobbyist-attractive (for electronic fans) on eBay might be in the future.

                  1 out of 5 stars Not for Me.......2003-10-04

                  After purchasing an SL that needed a cleaning I bot this book hoping to open it up and clean the viewfinder. I even had hopes of cleaning the dust from the 50mm summicron lens. My anticipation grew as I awaited this magical tome that would help me restore this old classic almost to its original condition. Then I received this book. I might as well have bought a manual on do-it-yourself brain surgery. Camera repair is not for the laymen and this book is not written for the laymen. It is written for the seasoned camera repairmen that may need to get the lay-of-the-land for the occaisonal Leica repair he has to perform. This book assumes the reader is well versed in camera repair. I put it on ebay 6 minutes after receiving it - nuff said.

                  4 out of 5 stars Leica Camera Repair Handbook, a good book but miss some ...........2002-09-13

                  Leica Camera Repair Handbook is a good book, it is not for begginer or professional, I think it is target for hobbist, but in this book it miss some important things, like how to replace the shutter curtain - a very common problem in old screw mount Leica, it did mention about the rangefinder problem a good plus. I have bought many repair books that wroten by him.
                  Leica-R reflex manual including R3 MOT
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                    Heinz von Lichem
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                    Leica m Photography (Leica - An Illustrated History)
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                    • When, oh when?
                    • Good book but not updated
                    • Great Leica Book for any level
                    • Good introduction to the Leica system.
                    Leica m Photography (Leica - An Illustrated History)
                    Brian Bower
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                    1. Leica M: Advanced Photo School (A Lark Photography Book) Leica M: Advanced Photo School (A Lark Photography Book)
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                    ASIN: 0715308424

                    Customer Reviews:

                    5 out of 5 stars An excellent introductory Leica book for anyone.......2003-06-11

                    As a diehard Leica M user - an M-4 with a wide range of lenses and accessories -, I came across this wonderful book several years ago and puts its purchase aside until recently. Not that I needed this book to "learn" about the superb Leica cameras and lenses or for that matter photography in general, since I have been using Leica equipment for over 25 years, I just wanted to add it to my own selective collection of books on the Leica.

                    This book should be read and enjoyed as an introduction to the near recent Leica "M" cameras. To be sure, a complete technical, imaginative, and profusly illustrated up-to-date Leica rangfinder (and SLR) book is solely needed. Leica camera are you listening?

                    On the other hand, readings of various older books on the Leica M cameras provide a wealth of photographic information as does attendance at a Leica photographic seminar, if they are still offering them around the country. Decades ago, I had the privilege of attending two Leica photographic seminars - one in Peoria, IL and the other at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL, where I witnessed the quality of Leica photographic equipment when 35mm slides were projected onto an 8 ft X 12 ft screen. Of course, the better way to learn about the superb quality of Leica photographic equipment is to simply learn from one's own practical photographic endeavors.

                    Despite several reviews to the contrary and the possible absence of Leica photographic seminars, this book does definitely give the reader a glimpse of the quality that awaits the new Leica user.

                    1 out of 5 stars When, oh when?.......2001-06-22

                    Its time Leica Camera published a real reference on the technical facts and tricks you can do with the latest equipment, in simple native language to whatever market they are offering it for sale on. I urge everyone to write Leica and ask them to do so. For example, wouldn't it be nice to have a chapter on things you can *do* with the flash unit for the M6 TTL, like exactly how to do fill in, how to move the flash off-camera and still use TTL, not just 'auto' mode, and so on. This information was very hard to find, and you would think that the sheer technical competence with which each of us who buy the fabulous Leica stuff is required to have in order to understand why Leicas are fabulous - and therefore to plunk down the fabulous amounts of cash in order to procure such fabulous equipment, that Leica would take that into consideration and not publish this useless dribble...

                    3 out of 5 stars Good book but not updated.......2001-01-19

                    I'm a casual Leica user. I have my share of the equipment and I bought this book partially to learn about Leica history and also to learn about the lenses and bodies that are available out there. This book took care of the history part. Unfortunately it didn't take care of the technical questions. This book is outdated. It gives you a good description on whatever was available 5-10 years ago but nothing about the new releases. I also expected the photos to be little more exciting. It's a good start-up book for the beginner. But even beginner will realize the lack of depth and actual information that are necessary when purchasing Leicas. In my opinion you would probably get more info from the Leica Manufacturing catalog that you can obtain in bigger photo stores (FREE) than from that book. Except for the history part of course.

                    4 out of 5 stars Great Leica Book for any level.......2000-03-30

                    Of the many books written on the subject, this is one of the best books written on the Leica M system. Simple to read, a lot of material is covered on the selection, use and pros/cons of the M system. Beautiful photography that showcases the quality of the system is reason alone to buy it. If you have to buy only one Leica M systems book, this is the one!

                    3 out of 5 stars Good introduction to the Leica system........1999-09-04

                    This book is a good book for the beginner just entering the Leica system. Very good description of Leica's history, camera bodies, lenses, and accessories. There is also a section on collecting vintage Leica's. If you purchase this book, I don't think it is necessary to purchase the other books by the same author, e.g. Leica Lenses. Most of the information is repeated. The downside of this book is that the photographs are not very exciting or interesting. I was not impressed overall, although there may be one or two photos that I really liked.
                    Leica Reflex Photography: New Edition Featuring the Leica R8
                    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                    • Unusually good camera book with terrific pictures
                    Leica Reflex Photography: New Edition Featuring the Leica R8
                    Brian Bower
                    Manufacturer: David & Charles Publishers
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Paperback

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                    ASIN: 0715306278

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                    4 out of 5 stars Unusually good camera book with terrific pictures.......1999-08-13

                    Brian Bower's introduction to the Leica reflex cameras is unusual among books dedicated to a specific camera system because it does not just regurgitate the instruction books. Indeed, the buyer of a used camera will not find any camera-specific instructions in "Leica Reflex Photography," just well written and very good guidance on choosing cameras, lenses, and accessories and equally good (but short) chapters on close-up work, landscapes and nature, and most other topics in photography.

                    The author's pictures are top-notch, and very well reproduced -- well worth the entire price of the book. A careful study of the pictures and of the lenses used to make them is more revealing about the proper choice of lenses for an SLR outfit than any words could be. Users of any system camera should take a good long look!

                    The tables of characteristics of every lens ever made for the Leica-R and Leicaflex cameras will help photographers on a (Leica-sized) budget shop wisely for used equipment.

                    Anyone who owns a Leica SLR or who thinks he or she might want to own one, ought to have this book on the shelf.
                    Basic Leica technique (A Fountain photobook)
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                      Basic Leica technique (A Fountain photobook)
                      R. H Bomback
                      Manufacturer: Fountain Press
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                      ASIN: B0007JD2TA
                      The Leica and the Leica system
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                        The Leica and the Leica system
                        Theo M Scheerer
                        Manufacturer: Umschau
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                        Leica guide; how to work with any Leica, (A Focal camera guide)
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                          Leica guide; how to work with any Leica, (A Focal camera guide)
                          Walter Daniel Emanuel
                          Manufacturer: Focal Press; distributed in the U.S.A. by Amphoto, New York
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                          ASIN: 0817406956
                          Leica guide;: How to work the Leica and how to work with the Leica (The camera guide)
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                            Leica guide;: How to work the Leica and how to work with the Leica (The camera guide)
                            Walter Daniel Emanuel
                            Manufacturer: Transatlantic Arts
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                            ASIN: B0007F7W9K
                            Leica handbook: With 207 illustrations, 14 schedules and 28 tables
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                              Fritz Vith
                              Manufacturer: Technisch-pädagogischer Verlag, Scharfes druckereien Kom.-Ges
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                              The Leica IIIf / [written and illustrated by Larry Lyells.] (Nat Cam manual ;  327)
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                                Larry Lyells
                                Manufacturer: National Camera, Technical Training Division
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                                ASIN: B0006WY16G

                                Hagar: Motley Crew (Hagar The Horrible)
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