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35mm Single Lens Reflex Manual. G Gordon Bates. 1st edition, 1964. 255 pages, 155x220mm, hardback £2.00
100 Appareils Légendaires. Patrice-Hervé Pont. 2001. 453 pages, 150x210mm French text £5.00
Adox Kameras + Objektive. Udo Afalter. 3rd edition 1996. 64 pages, 210x290mm, German text £5.00
American Photographic Patents. The Daguerreotype & Wet Plate Era 1840-1880. Janice G Schimmelman. 2002. 119 pages, 215mmx 280mm £5.00
An Age of Cameras. Edward Holmes. 1st edition 1974. 159 pages, 230mmx285mm, hardback £5.00
Antique Cameras. R.C. Smith. 1975. 160 pages, 150x215mm, hardback £9.00
Antique & Classic Cameras. Harry I. Gross. One of the first books concerning cameras as collectables. 1965. 192 pages, 180x260mm, hardback £15.00
The Birth of Photography. Brian Coe. 1976. 144 pages, 210x290mm, hardback £5.00
Blue Book. Illustrated Price Guide to Collectable Cameras. Myron S Wolf. 1979. 141 pages, 140x210mm £3.00
Die Box Tengor von 1923 bis 1956. Manfred Sohr. 42 pages, 210x210mm, German text £5.00
The British Journal Photographic Almanac 1942. 384 pages, 125x190mm, hardback £7.00
The British Journal Photographic Almanac 1944. 384 pages, 125x190mm, hardback £5.00
The British Journal Photographic Almanac 1945. 388 pages, 125x190mm, hardback £5.00
The British Journal Photographic Almanac 1946. 412 pages, 125x190mm, hardback £5.00
The British Journal Photographic Almanac 1949. 576 pages, 125x190mm, hardback £5.00
The British Journal Photographic Almanac 1952. 594 pages, 125x190mm, hardback £3.00
The British Journal Photographic Almanac 1953. 606 pages, 125x190mm, hardback £4.00
The British Journal Photographic Almanac 1955. 638 pages, 125x190mm, hardback £4.00
The British Journal Photographic Almanac 1956. 628 pages, 125x190mm, hardback £4.00
The Camera. From the 11th Century to the present day. John Wade. 1990. 160 pages, 175x240mm £5.00
Camera Catalogue - A Complete World Guide. Editor- Nigel Skelsey. 1983. 64 pages, 215x285mm £2.50
Cameras of China. Douglas St. Denny. 1989. 142 pages, 175x245mm, hardback £4.00
Cameras, Photographs & Accessories. D B Thomas. 1966. 46 pages, 150x150mm £3.00
Cameras. From Daguerreotypes to Instant Pictures. Brian Coe. 1978. 232 pages, 265x265mm, hardback £5.00
Cameras: The Facts. 1962. W.D. Emanuel & Andrew Matheson. 256 pages, 190x220mm £5.00
Cameras: The Facts. 1960. W.D. Emanuel & Andrew Matheson. 191 pages, 190x220mm £5.00
The Classics: Cameras. Barrie Smith. 1988. 102 pages, 140x210mm £5.00
The Camera. Time Life Books, 1971. 236 pages, 260x260mm, hardback £3.00
The Camera and its Images. Arthur Goldsmith, 240 pages, 220x280mm, hardback £6.00
Contessa (Geschichte der Contessa-Camera-Werke). Karl Otto Kemmler. 1984. 77 pages, 205x205mm, German text £5.00
Deutsche Kameras 1945-1986. Willi Kerkmann. 4th edition 1991. 359 pages, 210mmx295mm, German text £20.00
The Canon SLR A1, AE-1, AT-1, FTb & TX Book. Leonard Gaunt, 1st edition 1978. 136 pages, 140x220mm, hardback £4.00
How to select and use Canon SLR Cameras. Carl Shipman. 1980. 192 pages, 210x275mm £5.00
150 Years of Cameras through the Michel Auer Collection. Michel Auer 1989. 200 pages, 245x285mm, hardback, English/French text. £15.00
Classic Cameras. The Collector’s Guide to Identifying, Buying and Enjoying Classic Cameras. Kate Rouse. 2002. 80 pages, 220x295mm £5.00
Discovering Old Cameras. Robert White. 2nd edition 1984. 88 pages, 110x175mm £2.00
Discovering Cameras 1945-1965. Robert White, 1st edition 1995. 112 pages, 110x175mm £2.50
The German Miniature 1950-1970 - An Illustrated List. P Brough. 2nd edition 1999. 85 pages, 210x300mm £5.00
The Complete Half Frame Guide. A History and Guide to 18x24mm and 24x24mm Half Frame Cameras. Jerry Friedman. 1998. 98 pages, 215x280mm £9.00
History of Photography Techniques & Equipment. Camfield & Deirdre Wills. 1980. 188 pages, 220x300mm, hardback £5.00
Hobby: Kameras. Edgar A. Seubert. 1989. Limited edition - No.16 of 100. 156 pages, 150x215mm, hardback, German text £5.00
The Hove International Blue Book, Millennium Edition. The illustrated Price Guide to Classic and Collectable Cameras. John Wade. 1999, 560 pages, 135x210mm £5.00
How to Buy and Sell Used Cameras. David N Arndt. 2000. 106 pages, 215x275mm £5.00
How to use your Miniature Camera. Ivan Dmitri. c.1936. 142 pages, 210x275mm, hardback £5.00
Zauber der Kamera. Beispiele aus dem Kodak-Nagel-Werk. Helmut Nagel (1977). 99 pages, 215x275mm, hardback, German text (new, sealed) £12.00
Kennedy's International Camera Price Guide for Collectable Cameras 1994-95. Michael Kennedy & Josef Stemper. 1994. 544 pages, 140x210mm £4.00
Leica Pocket Book, 1st edition, reprinted October 1980. Brian Tompkins. 124 pages, 90x195mm £2.00
Leica Pocket Book, 3rd edition. Dennis H. Laney. June 1986. 144 pages, 90x195mm £3.00
Leica Pocket Book, 5th edition. Dennis H. Laney. May 1991. 142 pages, 90x195mm £3.00
Leica Pocket Book, 6th edition. Dennis H. Laney. September 1994. 142 pages, 90x195mm £4.00
Leica Manual. W.D. Morgan & H M. Lester. 14th edition, May 1961. 456 pages, 140x215mm, hardback £5.00
Leica Reflex Practice R5 to R3. Andrew Matheson. July 1989 reprint of August 1987 1st edition. 176 pages, 150x220mm, hardback £5.00
Leica - The First 50 Years. Gianni Rogliatti. 1st edition, May 1975, 138 pages, 150x215mm, hardback £3.95
Leica - The First 50 Years. Gianni Rogliatti. 2nd edition, 3rd Printing, May 1979, hardback £3.95
Leica - The First 60 Years. Gianni Rogliatti. 1st edition, August 1985. 224 pages, hardback £4.95
Photography with a Leica. J Allan Cash. 2nd edition 1952. 112 pages, 190x250mm, hardback £3.00
Les Reflex 24x36. Rene Bouillot & Andre Thevenet. June 1976. 315 pages, hardback, French text  £4.00
Luttons List (The 35mm SLR: 1935-1954). T R Lutton.1992. 103 pages, 135x210mm (signed) £5.00
Manual of the Miniature Camera. Edited by Charles Duncan. Revised edition 1943. 234 pages, 150x225mm, hardback. £3.00
Manual of the Miniature Camera. T L J Bentley. 4th edition. 286 pages, 140x220mm, hardback. £3.00
Manual of the Miniature Camera. T L J Bentley. 5th edition 1957. 304 pages, 140x220mm, hardback. £3.00
(McKeown's) Price Guide to Antique & Classic Still Cameras, 3rd edition 1981-1982. James & Joan McKeown. 176 pages, 140mmx215mm £5.00
(McKeown's) Price Guide to Antique & Classic Still Cameras, 4th edition 1983-1984. James & Joan McKeown. 360 pages, 140mmx215mm £5.00
Eyes of Nikon. A Comprehensive guide to Nikkor & Nikon E Series Lenses. March 1985, 217 pages, 210x295mm £5.00
Nikon Rangefinder Camera. Robert Rotoloni. 2nd edition, August 1983. 200 pages, 150x215mm, hardback £9.00
The Photographica Collector's Price Guide. George Gilbert. 1977. 140x210mm £3.00
Photographica - Die Faszination klassischer Kameras. Rudolf Hillebrand & Günter Kadlubek. 1998. 162 pages, 160x215mm, German text (new, sealed) £5.00
Photographic Equipment - How to choose and buy it. Gary Robertson. 1984. 149 pages, 210x280mm £2.00
The Asahi Pentax Way. Herbert Keppler. 8th edition, May 1974. 366 pages, 135x210mm, hardback £5.00
Price Guide to Collectable Cameras. Martin Russell & Ron Lockton. 1986. 187 pages, 145x210mm £2.00
A Price Guide to Collectable Cameras. Martin Russell & Ron Lockton. 1983. 101 pages, 145x210mm £2.00
The Retina Way. O R Croy, 8th edition, November 1957, 318 pages, 130x215mm, hardback £5.00
The Science Museum Camera Collection. 133 pages, 210x295mm £4.00
Un Siècle D’Invention Photographique. Lionel Gérard Colbère.1999. 223 pages, 210x280mm, hardback, French text £5.00
A Short History of the Camera. John Wade. 1979. 141 pages, 170x230mm £5.00
Breve storia della macchina fotografica. John Wade. Con un capitolo sulle macchine fotografiche italiane di Marco Antonetto. 1979. 147 pages, 200x255mm, hardback, Italian text £3.00
Spaziergang durch die Geschichte der Fotografie. Dieter Martin.1996. 206 pages, 150x210mm, German text £9.00
Vintage Cameras & Images (An identification and value guide). John F. Maloney. 1981. 317 pages, 130x210mm £5.00
Voigtländer. Minoru Sasaki. 2000. 224 pages, 180mmx255mm, Japanese text £10.00
Zeiss Ikon 1926-1993. Udo Afalter. 1993. 188 pages, 210x295mm, German text £3.00
Die Zeiss Ikon Kleinbild-Stereosysteme 1941-1957. Verlag Hans-Jurgen Kuc, 1984 reprint. 155x220mm, German text £3.00

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