Publication pending.
Hardback. Size 15.6 x 23.4 cm (Royal).
148 pages. Illustrated.
ISBN: 978-1-0369-7815-0
Available from then end of October
The content of this site has been structured to supplement
the publication & comprises mainly images.
Chapter 1 - Kunio Doi's Tokyo Shop - Camera Taiyodo
Chapter 2 - The Distributor Myth Debunked
Chapter 3 - Taiyodo Koki - the manufacturer
Chapter 3a - A change of name to the Beauty Camera Company
Chapter 5
Chapter 6 - Planet Accessories
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9 - Taiyodo Koki Beauty Flex TLRs
Chapter 10 - Taiyodo Koki Beautyflex TLRs
Chapter 11 - Taiyodo Koki Beautycord TLRs
Chapter 12 - Taiyodo Koki Beauty/Gen/Milo/Ward 35
Chapter 13 - Taiyodo Koki Beauty Super 35
Chapter 14 - Taiyodo Koki Beauty Canter 35
Chapter 15 - The B.C.C. Beauty Super II
Chapter 16 - The B.C.C. Beauty Super L
Chapter 17 - The B.C.C. LightOmatic
Chapter 18 - The B.C.C. Beaumat
Chapter 19 - The B.C.C. LightOmatic II
Chapter 20 - The B.C.C LightOmatic III
Chapter 21 - The B.C.C. Lightmatic SP
Chapter 22 - The enigmatic Varicon
Chapter 23 - Accessories
Chapter 24 - Other Camera Taiyodo Shops
Chapter 25
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Appendix 5
Appendix 6 - UK sale prices (updated August 2026)
Appendix 7 - Table of rarity
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