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Hardback. Condizione: Near fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. 15th. Leica began printing manuals for its cameras, lenses, and other photographic equipment in 1935. By the time it got to this, its 15th edition and final edition in 1973, the manuals were far from the little users' pamphlets that we're used to finding the box with a new item. This manual"Leica Manual: The Complete Book of 35mm Photography"is a copiously illustrated 528-page hardback book, printed on glossy paper and with a full-color dust jacket. More importantly, as the title suggests, it is not just a how-to guide to using Leica's equipment, though it does provide that information, of course. It is a how-to guide to taking, developing, printing, and storing pictures with film, full stop, with sidetracks into such things as different specialties photographers can go into and the history of photography. Douglas O. Morgan, David Vestal, and William L. Broecker are truly editors, not authors, of this book, as it is a compilation of 35 chapters, each with its own writer or writers. Many of the writers, especially of the chapters on more technical subjects such as on how to use light meters, are probably best known to their fellow technicians, but others are world famous as artists outside the world of photographers and collectors: Ansel Adams, for instance, wrote the chapter titled, "The Zone System for 35mm Photography." Bill Pierce, a photojournalist whose work has appeared in just about all the major international publications and is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, wrote four chapters, including one how to get the most out of available light; Barbara Morgan, an artist who figured out how best to capture modern dancers such as Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham on film, wrote a chapter called "Dynamics of Composition;" William Garnett, who pioneered aerial photography, wrote a chapter on his specialty; and the list goes on. As expected, the book is loaded with excellent photographs, but only a section of them are there simply for their aesthetic appeal. Rather, most appear to demonstrate a concept made in the textfor example, two pictures of the same subject will appear next to each other, each lit differently, to show the effects of techniques the writer describes. Our copy also includes two one-page inserts: a sheet with the heading, "Leica Manual Additions and changes"usually called "errata"and another where one can subscribe to continuous updates to the technical information in the book. This copy is in excellent condition. The only flaw keeping it from being listed as "Fine" is that a previous owner's name is written in the top right corner of the front free endpaper. No other writing or other markings appear anywhere in the pages or on the cover. The text block is tight and square, and none of the pages are loose or missing. Yet, everything about the make of this book suggests it is meant to be usedthe covers are pebbled, for instance, which means there are meant to stand up to wear, and the hinges and joints, while absolutely solid, also allow the book to lay open. There are really no marks or bumps or other signs of damage on the covers. That could be because the dust jacket took the brunt of the wear over the years, though, remarkably in a book this age, the jacket is not torn. There is a good bit of shelf wear along the top and bottom edges of the jacket, and there appears to be some sun damage to the jacket's spine, although some of the color change is intentional shading. Altogether, this would be an excellent reference book for a Leica camera user or collectoror for any other film photographer. See our photos for details. Profusely Illustrated (illustratore).…

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Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. Summary:"The Mongol invasions in the first half of the thirteenth century led to profound and shattering changes to the historical trajectory of Islamic West Asia. As this new volume in The Idea of Iran series suggests, sudden conquest from the east was preceded by events closer to home which laid the groundwork for the later Mongol success. In the mid-twelfth century the Seljuq empire rapidly unravelled, its vast provinces fragmenting into a patchwork of mostly short-lived principalities and kingdoms. In time, new powers emerged, such as the pagan Qara-Khitai in Central Asia; the Khwarazmshahs in Khwarazm, Khorosan and much of central Iran; and the Ghurids to the southeast. Yet all were blown away by the Mongols, who faced no resistance from a sufficiently muscular imperial competitor and whose influx was viewed by contemporaries as cataclysmic. Distinguished scholars including David O Morgan and the late C E Bosworth here discuss the dynasties that preceded the invasion - and aspects of their literature, poetry and science - as well as the conquerors themselves and their rule in Iran from 1219 to 1256".…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Dust jacket is faintly shelf marked, spine sunned, rear upper panel curled, unclipped; red cloth boards, no marks, gilt titling bright, corners sharp; binding is tight; pages are unmarked. ; Brill's Annotated Bibliographies; 6.59 X 1.32 X 9.74 inches; 364 pages.…

Leiden, Boston & Köln, Brill, 1999. XIV,361pp. 1 b./w. fig. & [7] b./w. maps. Orig. hardcover (blind stamped red cloth with gilt lettering), d./j. 8vo. (Islamic history and civilization, Vol. 24). [ISBN: 9789004110489].The Mongol empire was founded early in the 13th century by Chinggis Khan and within the span of two generations embraced most of Asia, becoming the largest land-based state in history. The united empire lasted only until around 1260, but the major successor states continued on in the Middle East, present day Russia, Central Asia and China for generations, leaving a lasting impact - much of which was far from negative - on these areas and their peoples. The papers in this volume present new perspectives on the establishment of the Mongol empire, Mongol rule in the eastern Islamic world, Central Asia and China, and the legacy of this rule. The various authors approach these subjects from the view of political, military, social, cultural and intellectual history. - Out of print.…