[Leica] Leica Gallery: news and books

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From now through April 3, Edward Keating's (The New York Times photographer)
exhibition, "Exile New York" will be on display at our main gallery area. This
is all Leica M photography and it is a spectacular show. In the Oskar Barnack
Room, we are showing Carlos Rene Perez's Visual Annotations. This is mostly
Leica R work (Rene is using several R8 bodies now and loves them) and well
worth seeing. We are open Tuuesday thru Friday 11 to 6 and Saturday 12 to 6.
In addition to the exhibitions, we feature a full-line of Leica boutique and
over 400 book titles, including Leica as well as a photographic monographs of
Leica photographers.
We should like to point out a selection of Leica books and, at a later time,
we shall try to mention photographic monographs, etc.:
"Leica World" (one available), 1st ed. Hard bound, 1957, o/p (out-of-print)
Collection of wonderful Leica images - hard to find $65.; 
"Leica Fotografie International" (2 each available) beautifully bound-sewn in
Germany/ blue cover with gold embossed Leica letters for years 1992 and 1993.
Each volume has a complete year. There are no more available. $89.95 each.
"New Buildings" (6 copies available) by Ralf Niggermann. The author is with
Leica and these are his portraits of the Wetzlar Leica buildings before there
conversion to city administration buildings. We got these when we were in
Solms and Wetzlar last September. There is an English supplement (same quality
as the book) that matches the German text and both the text and the supplement
are signed by Niggemann / book is Hard bound and supplement is softbound.
Together, $45;
Brian Bower's "Leica Lens Book" (Hard bound, new and with book plate signed by
the author - $45. Also, Bower's Leica M and Leica R books (both softbound)
again, either signed in the book or on a bookplate by Bower, each $24.95.
Brian Bower was at Leica Gallery about two months ago and is a wonderful
photographer and Leica expert and a very, very nice person. We have about
twenty available in each book.
"Service Instructions" for Leicaflex ($27) and IIIG ($22) - both softbound. We
have about 4 available in each. Complete "official" repair manuals to
unassemble and put them together again!
Two sets of Walther Benser's "Color Magic and "More Color Magic" - very hard
to find from the Leica master-photographer (we also have his Hove press
autobiography) one of the books (both Hard bound) is either signed/inscribed.
Both rare and very important to technique - set $130.
"75 Years of Leica Photography" Our choice for best Leica book. It is now
$85/Hard bound, because there are now only 6 copies left! There are no more in
Germany, no more at Leica U. S. in new Jersey and, perhaps, no more period.
"Leica Book in Color" by Baumann and Karfeld, 1938 Hard bound a rare classic
with multi-illustrations for the Leica book collector. Two copies available in
Hard bound - one with dustjacket ($80) and one with no dustjacket ($65).
"Leica in Professional Practice" by Stockler Essays on Leica applications
(1954) again, rare and interesting - definitely for the Leica collector. One
Hard bound copy in English ($80) and one in German ($55). 
Kisselbach's "The Leica Book" (1967) - Hard bound / excellent for technique
and very much sought after: one copy available $60. Also "The Leicaflex Book
(1971) equally as good - one copy available $60. Both books as a set $110.
Kruckenhauser "Snow Canvas: Ski, Men and Mountains with the Leica" (1937) - 88
black and white superb photographs with 32 page English introduction with
spec. sheet with titles, lenses, exposure, filters used and remarks. Hard
bound. We have only two copies available, in plastic protective covers - each
$125.
For LUG members ordering $75. or more.: the following comes free - Emil
Keller, "E. Leitz New York" (Hard bound and signed by Keller - was $35.) The
history of Leica in the U.S.; "Magic Moments," the Leica photo catalogue
(softbound - oversized and was $7.50
which M body and lens is listed with the pictures shown; "Leica World" this is
a first! This is the 1/1996 first issue of the new Leica glossy publication
for the "Leica Club" in Germany (still not available in the U.S.) It is
oversized softbound, 54 pages, text in German, and with loads of black and
white and color photographs - not generally available and when we have it we
sell it for $12. Finally the "Leica Program" catalogue too if you don't
already have it.
Regular shipping is normally $10., but for LUG members for this special offer
it is $7 anywhere in the continental U.S.  via UPS regardless of how much is
ordered.
We accept MC, VISA, and AMEX. Our FAX (24 hour) is 212-777-6960. Our telephone
is 212-777-3051. We are here Tuesday thru Friday 11 to 6 ET and Saturday 12 to
6 ET. Normally, we are around about one hour later than closing. Please
remember not to send card numbers over the LUG and when sending by FAX to give
full name, address, telephone, credit card number and  expiration and also the
zip code to which the credit card is billed. Best regards to all - Rose and
Jay Deutsch