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Typed Letter Signed [TLS]

Typed Letter Signed [TLS] by ADAMS, ANSEL

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Seller: The Manhattan Rare Book Company
Title
Typed Letter Signed [TLS]
Author
ADAMS, ANSEL
Seller
The Manhattan Rare Book Company (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
San Francisco: np, 1959. First edition. custom folder. Very Good. A LONG LETTER TO A FELLOW PHOTOGRAPHER WITH REVEALING TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS. Written by Adams to fellow photographer Nicholas Dean, this letter engages many topics: first listing off a variety of impressive engagements and exhibits the two were involved with at the time, then settling finally on a detailed section on photographic techniques and tips. Adams explains first that he was arranging the logistics of a film about his life with art curator Beaumont (Newhall) which had been officially released the year before (1958). Then Adams goes on to congratulate Dean for his recent exhibition - a collection of photographs of the Boston Symphony Orchestra - and makes reference to an article called "Swell Egg" written in The New Yorker in October 1953 about the important American landscape photographer Paul Caponigro. Even in the first sentences, it becomes clear how well-ensconced Adams was in the photography world, how up-to-date he was with new developments and exhibits, for "photography was his calling, his métier, his raison d'être." ( Britannica ). Yet, what Adams seems most particularly interested in in this letter, however, is the light meter. These analog devices were used by photographers to 'read' the light in a situation, and then transfer the exposure information to a camera. Here, Adams makes reference specifically to the Weston meter - the most popular instrument of use by professionals at the time. In a marvelous moment of self-reference, the photographer uses the term "Zone VI value," while trying to explain to Dean how non-Weston meters misrepresent optimal "brightnesses." These "zone values" (numbered 0-X) were, in fact, formulated by Adams and Fred Archer, another celebrated American photographer, as part of the Zone System, a photographic technique for determining optimal film exposure and development. Based on a meticulous study of sensitometry (scholarship around which reached as far back as the 19th century) and written up extensively by Adams in one of his ten manuals (The Negative), the Zone System allowed for photographers to define a relationship between the way they visualized the photographic subject and the final results. This invention became so widely-used that starting in 1966, the scale was printed directly onto the Weston light meters. Adam's counsel to Dean, moreover, extended beyond the pre-photographic moment of light measurement. At the top of the letter are a series of instructions on how to develop photos - what developer to use, how long to sit in the water, at what angle to place the photograph in the tray. What this letter brings clearly to the fore, then, is Adam's "technical mastery [...] More than any creative photographer, before or since, he reveled in the theory and practice of the medium." ( The Ansel Adams Gallery ). The letter, typed on one 8.5x11 inch sheet of Adams's stationery with "ANSEL ADAMS" printed in red in large type at the top and his San Francisco address below it to the right, is dated December 7 '59 and reads in full: Dear Nick - - Good to get your two letters. This is just a rush reply because they are working out that Television movie with me (Beaumont is here) and things are hectic! Your picture which I returned was excellent ! Cheers for Symp. Hall exhibit! Camponiegro [sic] swell egg - have 3 prints of his for Polaroid collection. This "reading-in" business - Brrrrrrr!! You are still a bit haywire with the Meter business !!! The Weston is a pretty accurate device to read brightness in c/ft2. Pointing the meter down is merely a crutch and would help only with dark-gray pavement or grass. The fact that other meters give accurate readings when the Weston gives 1/2 optimum reading merely shows that those other meters are calibrated to overcome the statistical "average" brightnesses. However - read a single gray (or white, or dark) surface with those other meters and you will get near Zone VI value. The question is merely this - do you want "accurate" readings of actual brightness values (which you can then "place" as required, or do you want to use a meter which has been altered to meet a somewhat uncertain statistical situation? Its your dream!!!! Will be glad to get that Arts Fest cash so I can pay off the losersI [sic] What a lot of trouble that has been!!!! Stillwater, Okla.?????? Don't get it! No, I plan to arrive about the middle of March and stay until May 1st (in Cambridge). Would be glad to serve if can make date. When is???? Soundslike a good show! Look forward to the new 52!!! Sounds good! On what basis do you judge "speed" I have my own private systems which works BEAUTIFULLY (for me!) More soon - - - Good luck with the prints!!!!!!! Best to you and yours - - - - -and a better and longer visit next time! I was tired and sniffly this trip.- just a drip - that's what I wuz! [signed in red marker] Ansel [on top of page handwritten "TRY" followed by an arrow, then:] FG7 1 to 15 water 70 [deg] Tray HYPAN 15-16 minutes NORMAL VERSAPAN 12-13 " NORMAL Water pH may change times! San Francisco, CA: December 7, 1959. One side of one 8.5x11 inch sheet of Adams's letterhead. Signed "Ansel" in red marker. Usual folds, fine condition. Housed in custom folder. A WONDERFUL, IMPASSIONED LETTER WITH IMPORTANT AND SPECIFIC TECHNICAL CONTENT.
American Type Founders Company: Specimen Book and Catalogue 1923

American Type Founders Company: Specimen Book and Catalogue 1923

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Seller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.)
Title
American Type Founders Company: Specimen Book and Catalogue 1923
Seller
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Jersey City, NJ: American Type Founders, 1923. Hardcover. Very good. Rebound with the original cover mounted to the spine and both front and rear covers. Illustrations include types and industry tools and furniture. Types are organized by families. Text Block is in fine condition. 6 3/4 x 10 inches. 16 page index. 1,148 pages.
Dreamland Shores; A Book of Verse for Children and Others Written & Pictured by Norman Ault

Dreamland Shores; A Book of Verse for Children and Others Written & Pictured by Norman Ault by Ault, Norman

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Seller: Royoung bookseller, Inc.
Title
Dreamland Shores; A Book of Verse for Children and Others Written & Pictured by Norman Ault
Author
Ault, Norman
Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Orig. front cover illustrated slate blue cloth lettered in gilt. Near fine
Description
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1920. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. front cover illustrated slate blue cloth lettered in gilt. Near fine. 83 pages. 25 x 20 cm. Black and white illustrations and six tipped-in color plates. Aside from his book illustration Ault was also noted as a scholar of English poetry of the seventeenth century, and Alexander Pope. Endpapers are a Map of Dreamland Shores. Interior contents fresh, owner inscription to a child on her third birthday.
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Gen. Lee's Quick March [caption title] by YOUNG, Charles

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Title
Gen. Lee's Quick March [caption title]
Author
YOUNG, Charles
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Bartlebys Books (United States)
Description
Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1875. Previously published Augusta, Georgia, 1864. 4to. 6, (1) pp. Cover lithograph portrait of Lee (J.H. Bufford's Sons, Lith., Boston). Cover title: Gen. Robert E. Lee. OCLC locates two copies of this edition (Virginia Historical Society, Virginia). Disbound. Some offset to cover, spine covered with paper tape; still a good solid example.
Basketball in Rochester

Basketball in Rochester by Angevine, Elbert; Neiman, Jack

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Title
Basketball in Rochester
Author
Angevine, Elbert; Neiman, Jack
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Rochester, New York: Harold P. Bittner, Inc, 1951. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket - Pictorial Cover. 0x0x0. Signed by author. First edition. Inscribed and signed by author on front endpaper ('To Charlie Wagner, with all good wishes, 'Angie', March 17. 1951'). Wagner was a journalist for the Rochester Times-Union. Boards a bit rubbed with fore edge corners slightly exposed, tiny tape remnants on front and rear endpapers, probably from flaps of now-absent jacket being taped down. 70 pp. A history of basketball in Rochester, New York by a longtime resident who covered many of the Old Centrals games for the Democrat & Chronicle and Journal-American. Includes black-and-white photographs, foreword by Jack Neiman.
Uncle Sam's Favorite Song Book: The Song Book of the Nation [Songbook]

Uncle Sam's Favorite Song Book: The Song Book of the Nation [Songbook] by Aitch, N.H

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Uncle Sam's Favorite Song Book: The Song Book of the Nation [Songbook]
Author
Aitch, N.H
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Fair
Description
Chicago, Illinois: Hall & McCreary Company, 1919. Stapled Binding. Fair. 0x0x0. Wrappers holding by one staple, 1 inch portion of front corner loose but included, multiple chips and tears foxed. 1919 Stapled Binding. 128 pp. Over 170 songs, all with words and music, complete.
THE SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY PAPERS FROM THE SPECTATOR, LONDON: 1711-1712

THE SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY PAPERS FROM THE SPECTATOR, LONDON: 1711-1712 by ADDISON, Joseph; STEELE, Richard; and BUDGELL, Eustace

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Title
THE SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY PAPERS FROM THE SPECTATOR, LONDON: 1711-1712
Author
ADDISON, Joseph; STEELE, Richard; and BUDGELL, Eustace
Seller
Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Spine slightly darkened with a small scratch to the leather label. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase
Description
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1945. Hardcover. Spine slightly darkened with a small scratch to the leather label. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase. Gordon Ross. Octavo (6" x 9-1/4") attractively bound in full glazed chintz boards. Illustrations by Gordon Ross hand-colored by Charlize Brakeley; designed by Richard Ellis. Copy #380 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
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Frank Wright by Adams, Davidson Galleries, Inc

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Title
Frank Wright
Author
Adams, Davidson Galleries, Inc
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG, ink initials and line on cover
Description
Washington, DC: Adams, Davidson Galleries, Inc, 1975. Softcover. VG, ink initials and line on cover. Wraps. 26 pp. 9 color, 19 bw plates. Illustrated throughout, with 2 in color. Catalogue of 27 paintings, 11 drawings and prints. Has brief biographical sketch of Wright.
THE SPICE COOKBOOK

THE SPICE COOKBOOK by Day, Avanelle & Lillie Stuckey

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Title
THE SPICE COOKBOOK
Author
Day, Avanelle & Lillie Stuckey
Seller
lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition
Tan and brown cloth covered boards. Fine, in near fine dust wrapper
Description
New York: DAVID WHITE COMPANY, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan and brown cloth covered boards. Fine, in near fine dust wrapper. 623 pages. 26 x 19 cm. The Spice Cookbook is that most wonderful and rare of cookbooks: it is fun to read and fun to cook from. Spices are the main flavor source of the world's greatest cookery. Used imaginatively and subtley they can transform the most pedestrian dish into a triumph of haute cuisine. In 30 chapters and 1400 tested recipes, the authors demonstrate simply and clearly the correct use of spices in all phases of cookery. Illustrated throughout. Interior and boards pristine. Dust wrapper rubbed at edges.

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