Looking for an Old, British "How To" Photo Book

Shawn Rahman said:

Here goes a shot in the dark:

I am looking for an old photography "how to" book that was published in the U.K., and most likely in the late 60s. Unfortunately, I know neither the title or the author, but it was a relatively small book - about 6" by 8", and the version I read was in hardcover. It was profusely illustrated in B&W and all of the pictures were taken in and around London & the English countryside. I think it was mostly geared towards 35mm.

While it was a begineer's reference guide, it contained a lot of very useful and basic information. It is a lot like Michael Langford's basic 35mm photography books, but a lot less technical.

I know that is a very broad description that could potentially describe many, many books, but does anyone have a a book that fits this description, or can take a guess at a title to get me started on a search?

I stumbled onto this book quite accidentally about 25 years ago, and it was perhaps the book that I most learned from when I first started photography. I would love to find it again somehow.

Thank you for any suggestions!

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Shawn Rahman said:

Here goes a shot in the dark:

I am looking for an old photography "how to" book that was published in the U.K., and most likely in the late 60s. Unfortunately, I know neither the title or the author, but it was a relatively small book - about 6" by 8", and the version I read was in hardcover. It was profusely illustrated in B&W and all of the pictures were taken in and around London & the English countryside. I think it was mostly geared towards 35mm.

While it was a begineer's reference guide, it contained a lot of very useful and basic information. It is a lot like Michael Langford's basic 35mm photography books, but a lot less technical.

I know that is a very broad description that could potentially describe many, many books, but does anyone have a a book that fits this description, or can take a guess at a title to get me started on a search?

I stumbled onto this book quite accidentally about 25 years ago, and it was perhaps the book that I most learned from when I first started photography. I would love to find it again somehow.

Thank you for any suggestions!

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Andy K said:

A book which matches this description is The Complete Amateur Photographer by Dick Boer. First published in 1948 and reprinted several times. Many examples in the book were shot in London and the English countryside.

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