About this title: This is an atrractively priced photography c lassic made accessible to a wider, new audience. It covers e verything from "seeing" the finished photo in advance, to le ns choices. It is illustrated with many of Ansel Adams most famous images. '
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: New York Graphic Society, Boston
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780821210925ISBN:0821210920
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Ex-library copy. 203 pp., hardcover in dj in mylar. Library stamps and pocket inside, else near fine. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T)
Date Published: 1991-06
ISBN-13:9780821210925ISBN:0821210920
Description: Very Good. Crisp, clean copy. Mild shelf wear with slight rubbing to edges, more so on bottom edge and rear edge. Very Good/Very Good- read more
Edition: 6th Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780821210925ISBN:0821210920
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Black/White Photo Illustrated. Condition is Very Good in a Hard Cover. DJ is Very Good. Very light foxing to page ends. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ansel Adams
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780821210925ISBN:0821210920
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Clean. Tight binding. Excellent condition. A little wear on cover. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 203 p. the New Ansel Adams Photography Series, 1. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780821210925ISBN:0821210920
Description: ISBN 0-8212-1092-0. Hardback. Very good condition book, with some brownspotting to edges of interior pages, in a Very good condition dustjacket, with some browning to edges of jacket. Tight, sound, unmarked copy. Later Printing. $27.50 publisher's sticker is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. : Little Brown & Co, 1991
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780821210925ISBN:0821210920
Description: Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Cloth. 203 pp. indexed and illustrated. No ownership, remainder or other marks. Dust jacket is unclipped and protected in mylar. A lovely copy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780821210925ISBN:0821210920
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 12mo-over 6"-7" tall. Welcome To Books From The Attic. We Are Specialists In Obtaining The Obsure, The Rare, Treasures From Attics, Private Libraries, And Vintage Estates. Our Books Come From Large Collections From Around The World. Ourbook Listings Range From the Out Of Print And Antiquarian To The Genres Which Make Great Reading And Wonderful Gifts. Please Feel Free To Inquire About Your Special Interests This Particular Find....owners stamp...normal ... read more
Description: With the collaboration of Robert Baker. Boston, MA: New York Graphic Society, 1980. First Edition. 203pp. Very good / very good dust jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York Graphic Society, Boston:
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780821210925ISBN:0821210920
Description: Very good copy in a very good jacket. xiii + 203, Dust jacket covered with mylar jacket protector. Sixth printing of the 1st edition. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York Graphic Society, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780821210925ISBN:0821210920
Description: Fine in V Good jacket. 1st ed. Fine in V Good dj with a thumb sized chip in rear dj panel. read more
Description: Very Good. 1980, stated 1st, some pages have high-lighting, o/w clean and sound, dj has light wear, price-clipped. First Edition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. read more
Edition: Seond paper
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Boston
Date Published: 1996
Description: Fine in dj. 8vo, unbound. Advance copy, unbound signatures of the second paperback printing of the book laid loosely into the jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T)
Date Published: 1991-06
ISBN-13:9780821210925ISBN:0821210920
Description: New. Book is Brand New, Gift condition. Free tracking # included! International buyers are welcome. We ship every business day. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: Morgan & Lester, Publishers, NY
Date Published: 1948
Description: Good. 8v-Large. Cover bumped and browning with edgewear. Pgs clean, tight and browning with age. Red lettering on spine and front cover. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York Graphic Society, Boston
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780821210925ISBN:0821210920
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Cloth, xii, 203 pp., illus., index; 25 cm. The New Ansel Adams Photography Series, Book 1. Near-fine. Top edge lightly soiled, otherwise tight & clean. Stated "First Edition. " Dust jacket, price-clipped on front flap, protected in a mylar book cover. read more
Description: Fine. 0821210920 First Edition! NYGS, 1980. This book is just like new-clean, tight and unmarked with only minor shelf wear on the corners and edges of the dust jacket. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. No remainder marks or other imperfections. *We guarantee professional handling and delivery of your order within the time frame specified by the site or sooner. *Our standards for used book conditions are ALWAYS in accordance with listing guidelines. * No risk purchase/No ... read more
"Ansel Adam's book, entitled, very simply, "The Camera," is about just that: the camera. However, it is perhaps the most readable, most in-depth exploration of the camera in its many forms I have ever seen. I have learned more over the course of about a week from this book than I did from months of formal classes. Ansel Adams is, if anything, thorough.
He covers, of course, the 35mm camera, perhaps the most popular type of camera on the market, but actually devotes the majority of his space to large format cameras, due both to his familiarity with the type and its complexity. As one who is moderately well-versed in the use of the 35mm camera, I found many of his comments very enlightening, particularly on the problems one can run into and what causes them - distortion, chromatic aberration, parallax, etc. He mentions how to fix them, but does not dwell on it - I believe he intends for the reader to learn from experience.
I only rated the book at 3 stars because, as helpful and informative as the book is, it is exceedingly dry. So dry that, at times, I had to stop reading it. I would look through the beautiful pictures in the book (many of them his own) and, refreshed, would be able to continue on. Rather than reading through the book, I felt I was slogging through it at times. So, if you are looking for an excellent resource in layman's terms, this is for you. If readability (that is to say, the good character of the writing) is an important factor, I'm not sure this is the best choice."
"The Camera wasn't an entirely unhelpful resource. There are many chapters devouted to what basically amounts to glorified list-making. A lot on hardware and scant little on technique. Really, I wanted more on technique than what's offered here. I should have known beforehand that the book, which was published originally in 1980, would be filled with page upon page of somewhat antiquated information from a practical standpoint. I am not going to be using many--if any--of the cameras or equipment mentioned in The Camera, but the information does have some value as a historical primer of sorts."
"A must read for any photographer. It describes just about every aspect (except of course the principles of a digital camera sensor) of cameras and how to manipulate them for better pictures."
"I read this book years ago when it seemed the ultimate authority on the instruments used to catch light. It still is.
Ansel was not a humble nor a quiet man, but he was an extraordinary influence in elevating photography to an Art. He speaks with confidence, as among the ultimate authorities on this subject.
St Ansel also wrote about The Negative and The Print. They are also encyclopedic in their scope and accuracy."
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