Ansel Adams 
 
Morgan & Morgan: 1971. First revised edition, second printing. Hardcover in a dust jacket. Quarto. Foxing to the edges of the text block. Spine a bit leaned. Unclipped jacket is handsome on the exterior but the front flap is fairly creased. Very Good. Dust jacket good. Inscribed & dated by Adams on 12/7/72: “Best regards to Philip Branson”
 
Adams expanded his ideas into several volumes in the series Basic Photo. This is the first revised edition, so the most important concepts Adams wrote about in later books get refined and restated here. For Adams, the photographer's ability to look and penetrate the darkness that surrounds us isn't just about lighting and exposure. It's also about the characteristics of the equipment. So, Camera and Lens includes essential facts about lenses, accessories, lab equipment as well as Adams's foundational creative and functional concepts. Be guided in technique and blessed by inspiration with this signed, sacred relic. 147 black and white photographs and 25 diagrams. 
 
"New devices, systems, equipment and materials applicable to all aspects of the process have supplanted those which were considered effective decades ago. The fundamental principles of optics and sensitometry remain unchanged. Our present-day problem is to function as simply as possible, to adapt to new concepts and to understand the performance of new equipment and materials."