Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Collectable? I'm told (on good authority) to beware of Russian 'fakes' of this book ;-) Regards Russell Fox ---- From: Nigel B Watson <n.b.watson@juno.com> Date: 01 December 1998 14:13 Subject: [Leica] Re: Gunter Osterloh "Leica M, the Advanced School of Photography" >Good grief! DOes this mean that Leica *books* are now become collectors' >items? My 1986 edition (which was in perfect condition including the >jacket...until I began reading it and the pages started to fall out!) was >purchased about six months ago from my local camera store's "used book" >bin for US$15. I guess this is the first bargain I've ever got on Leica! > > >Regards, >Nigel > >On Mon, 30 Nov 1998 22:12:42 -0000 "Russell Fox" ><rsfox@armour.softnet.co.uk> writes: >>A few months ago I asked Amazon books to trace the above book for me. >> >>They found one today, a 1986 edition, yours (not mine!) for only 627 >>U.S. >>dollars, plus postage. >> >>Feel free to contact Amazon and steal this "bargin". >> The last one I saw for sale was around 250 dollars on a U.S. >>booksellers >>website, I also just missed one last year at 50 pounds sterling in the >>U.K. >> >>I don't think I'll try Amazon. >> >>Regards >>Russell Fox >> >> >