The Ansel Adams Photography Series I, Book 2 
The Negative, Ansel Adams 
with the collaboration of Robert Baker 
LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY 
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This is the second volume of The Ansel Adams Photography Series. 
Eleventh paperback printing, 2004 
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 
Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 
T he negative. 
Includes index. 
l. Zone System (Photography) 2. Photography-Negatives. 
I. Baker, Robert. II. Title 
ISBN 0-8212-1131-5 HC AACR2 ISBN 0-8212-2186-8 PB