Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Books on Zeiss products
From: "Joe Codispoti" <joecodi@thegrid.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 13:38:58 -0700

> > With great respect to Marc, I'd suggest that the Small/Barringer Zeiss
> > Compendium is not "similar to Dennis Laney's Leica Collector's Guide".
> > It is not the sort of model-by-model and accessory-by- accessory guide
> > which Laney's book
> > is.  Its authors have taken  a different approach to the subject,
> > producing a book which can be read almost like a novel - its tells you
> > the story of post-war Zeiss in a way that kept me turning the pages
> > till it was done. I've taken this book to read on a long train
> > journey, something I can't imagine doing with Laney's volume.
> >
> [Snip]
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Doug Richardson

Doug,
I may have missed previous posts on this subject. 
I am interested in the Compendium but have failed to find it on the net.
Would you please provide us with more publisher's info?
Thanks in advance.
Joseph