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The Decisive Moment Henri Cartier-Bresson

Title: The Decisive Moment
Author: Cartier-Bresson, Henri
Description: Illustrated with 126 full or double-page heliogravures of Cartier-Bresson's photographs. (Folio) 14¼x10½, pictorial boards; pictorial dust jacket. Booklet laid in with the captions (as issued). First American Edition.One of the most important post-War photography books. The jacket and boards are after a cut-out by Henri Matisse, specially designed for this book.
Heading: zzhPlace Published: New York
Publisher: Simon and Schuster in collaboration with Èditions Verve
Date Published: [1952]

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This is a two day auction running Thursday 12/11 and Friday 12/12. Invoices will not be available before Monday 12/15.


Condition report

Jacket stained and chipped, cover bowed; binding shaken; else very good.

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