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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: Place Published: New York Publisher: Simon and Schuster in collaboration with Èditions Verve Date Published: [1952] Condition reportJacket somewhat stained and chipped, cover bowed; binding a bit shaken; else very good.
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