This is a neat vintage book about the Leica camera and photography. The book maws published in 1938 by Morgan & Lester, Publishers, New York. The book measures 5 ¾ inches by 8 ¼ inches and contains 578 pages. The blue cloth cover shows minor signs of wear. The spine is tight and the hinges are strong. The spine is slightly faded. The pages are printed on good quality, glossy paper and show no signs of rips. Exception noted, the overall condition of this old book is near very good.

Contents:

The Leica comes of Age by Manuel Komroff


Part I – Basic Leica Technique


1. Leica and Its Auxiliary Equipment by Willard D. Morgan
2. My Leica Technique by Anton F. Bauman
3. Leica Lenses by H.W. Zieler
4. Color Filters by Henry M. Lester
5. The 35mm Film – Its Selection, Exposure and Development by Henry M. Lester
6. Dry Hypersensitizing of Leica Films by F. Dersch and H. Duerr
7. Making of Enlarged Negatives – Three Methods by John N. Harman, Jr.
8. Your Own Leica Darkroom by Willard D. Morgan
9. Enlarging and Contact Printing by Willard D. Morgan
10. Enlarging Papers and Printing by Elbert M. Ludlam
11. Copying and Close-up Photography by Willard D. Morgan
    Data Tables by Henry M. Lester
12. Making Leica Positives for Projection by Willard D. Morgan
13. Projecting Leica Pictures by Willard D. Morgan
14. Stereoscopic Photography by Augustus Wolfman
15. Natural Color Photography with Kodachrome and Wash-Off Relief Prints by Henry M. Lester
16. Defender Chromatone Color Printing Process by Rowland S. Potter

Part II Leica in Science and Education


17. Education Through the Eye by Roy E. Stryker and Edwin Locke
18. The Leica in Historical Research by James A. Barnes, Ph.D.
19. Archaeology and Exploration by Charles Breasted
20. The Miniature Camera for Miniature Monsters by J.M. Leonard
21. Photomicrography with the Leica Camera by H.W. Zieler
22. Dental Photography by A. Lawrence Dunn, D.D.S.
23. The Leica was an Ophthalmic Camera by Henry M. Lester
24. Infra-Red Photography by John P. Gaty

Part III The Leica in Specialized Fields


25. Candid, Stage and News Photography by J. Winton Lemen
26. Aerial Photography by John P. Gaty
27. Exploring with the Leica by Julien H. Bryan
28. Leica photography in the Tropics by John W. Vandercook
29. Photomurals with the Leica John T. Moss, Jr.

Index
Advertising Section
Miniature Camera Dealers and Service Stations

Excerpt – The Leica Comes of Age by Manuel Komroff:
The age of the old “woolly” salon print is over. It is possible that this sweet, soft, mushy bit of sentiment is now in the scrapheap? Yes, it is gone forever. Perhaps some old boy clinging to the dear old horse-hair past will still reach down and drag out from under the bed a few mussy examples of “pictorial art” to show you. But do not laugh. In the presence of death you should be respectful. And the death of an ideal takes longer than the death of a man. Sentiment dies hard. And while we may still occasionally see examples of the fuzzy salon print they are growing rarer and their day is definitely over…
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