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Simon and Schuster/Editions Verve, 1952. The July 1952 printing. "This book, with a cover designed and executed especially for it by Henri Matisse, is a selection of 126 photographs from the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson." GOOD HARDCOVER, POOR DUST JACKET. Defects noted: sewn binding is loose, but still intact. Photographs and text are fine. Spine edges and lower corners of the book are worn, also the spine is cracked at the gutters of the spine, Dust jacket is in poor condition, the majority of the spine is missing, worn and has tears. The Caption Booklet is not present. Again internally a nice clean copy of this important book.. Hard Cover. Good/Poor. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
The Decisive Moment by Henri Cartier-Bresson - 1952
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
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The Decisive Moment
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
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- very good
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Simon & Schuster, 1952. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. tall case. First edition. Includes the captions booklet. No jacket. Covers edgeworn, with bits missing from spine.
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- Publisher Simon & Schuster
- Date Published 1952
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THE DECISIVE MOMENT.
by Cartier-Bresson, Henri
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- Good
- Hardcover
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- Used - Good
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- Poor
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North Reading, Massachusetts, United States
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$500.00
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The decisive moment;
by Cartier-Bresson, Henri
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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$569.93
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Simon and Schuster. Collectible - Acceptable. New York: Simon and Schuster in collaboration with Éditions Verve of Paris, 1952. 1st edition. Folio. 126 plates. Illus. Fair book. No dust jacket. Spine reinforced with clear tape. Front hinge broken. Binding quite shaken. Bound captions 1-63 missing; a smaller book of captions laid in. Book review laid in. In polypropylene bag. (artistic photography) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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The Decisive Moment
by Cartier-Bresson, Henri
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Good+
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- Poor
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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$575.00
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952. Unpaginated. Pictorial boards by Matisse. Full page photos in gravure. Captions booklet is laid in. Pictorial jacket by Matisse, previously repaired and presented in mylar. The spine and front and back panels are joined by tape up and down spine, which has been replaced with brown paper - no titles on jacket spine. Rear flyleaf detached, front flyleaf previously reattached. Numerous chips along edges of jacket on front and back, but front panel is intact aside from chips. Pictorial paper boards, mirroring jacket. Spine ends worn, but binding is tight with only minor rubbing to corners. Book shows toning to page ends, but pages themselves are clean and unmarked. The seminal collection of his now most well-known and often reproduced photographs which also includes his essay concerning his thoughts and ideas on photography and his "decisive moment" philosophy. Roth 101. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Poor. Folio.
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The decisive moment;
by Cartier-Bresson, Henri
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good
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- Hardcover
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Stamford, Connecticut, United States
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$723.95
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Simon and Schuster, 1952-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 14x10x0. 1952 Simon and Schuster in jacket with caption booklet. Jacket is missing lower 2" and middle 3" of spine, is torn at upper right corner and has small chip rear panel top of spine. Backstrip is intact and small tear base front gutter. Ownership ink to flyleaf otherwise unmarked. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.
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THE DECISIVE MOMENT
by Cartier-Bresson, Henri
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- first
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- Used
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Rochester, Michigan, United States
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$737.84
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THE DECISIVE MOMENT, Simon & Schuster / Editions Verve, 1952, first edition, bottom 1/2 inch of spine chipped, 1/4 inch closed tear to the bottom of the front board, light wear and tear to the head of the spine, text block a bit loose, 2 small faint tape stains to each of the paste-downs, else a bright vg copy with the original caption booklet laid in as issued in a good to very good Matisse dust-wrapper repeating the design of the covers with some chipping to the head and heel of the dust-wrapper spine, less to the margins and other light wear and tear and soiling. Most certainly a cornerstone book in the building of a 20th century photography library.
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The Decisive Moment
by CARTIER-BRESSON, Henri
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- Good
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- Used - Good
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- First
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New York, New York, United States
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$750.00
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952. First. hardcover. good. Cartier-Bresson. Illustrated with 126 large b/w plates, handsomely printed in heliogravure. Folio, pictorial paper-covered boards illustrated by Matisse (sold as-is: the boards are lightly dust soiled and darkened at edges; the spine is considerably darkened and repaired, with a chip on the letter "D"; interior is clean). New York: Simon and Schuster/Verve, (1952).<br/> <br/> Original pamphlet is laid-in. There is a penciled gift inscription to illustrator Hilary Knight. A good copy of this important and notoriously delicate book.<br/> <br/>
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THE DECISIVE MOMENT
by Cartier-Bresson, Henri
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- first
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- Used
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- FIRST EDITION
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Rochester, Michigan, United States
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$943.94
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THE DECISIVE MOMENT, Simon & Schuster / Editions Verve, 1952, first edition, some bumping, short closed tears to the bit tanned spine extremities, light wear to the fore edge corner tips, else a tight vg/vg+ copy with near fine contents with the original caption booklet laid in as issued in a good Matisse dust-wrapper repeating the design of the covers with some chipping and tears and soiling. Most certainly a cornerstone book in the building of a 20th century photography library. Profusely illustrated with photographs of course.
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The Decisive Moment: Photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
by Henri Cartier-Bresson (Photography)
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used
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- First Edition (July 1952), unstated. May be a later printing. Si
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780500277126 / 0500277125
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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$1,195.60
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New York, NY Simon & Schuster, 1952. Hardcover First Edition (July 1952), unstated. May be a later printing. Simon and Schuster was just changing it's FE designations at this time. Very Good in Good DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use: moderate shelving wear to the lower extremities, wit scant exposure of the underlying board at the heel of the backstrip and lower corner tips; faint coffee stains at the bottom edge of the text block (these penetrate about a quarter inch at the bottom edge of the front free endpaper and along the bottom edge of the front panel) and the bottom of the fore-edge; a small, peculiar stain at the top edge of the text block (perhaps caused by an insect); a couple of thin lines of oily residue at the outside edge of the front and rear free endpapers; the binding remains square and quite secure; the text clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates,…
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The Decisive Moment
by Cartier-Bresson, Henri
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very good to fine condition
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- First edition
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- Hardcover
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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$1,200.00
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New York: Simon and Schuster in collaboration with Éditions VERVE, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Very good to fine condition. Folio. (16)pp., 126 plates, 63 plates, (4)pp., 64-126 plates, (12)pp. 12pp. brochure with captions laid in. Original Illustrated paper-covered boards with black lettering on covers and spine, in original dustjacket with same motif and lettering, protected by modern mylar. Color drawing on cover and dustjacket designed for this publication by Matisse. This volume contains a large sampling of Cartier-Bresson's best b/w photographs. Includes a text by the photographer about his philosophy of photography and art as well as a section on the technical aspects of photography. "Henri Cartier-Bresson carries his Leica camera with him at all times. He wanders through life looking for decisive moments - historical ones, emotional ones, beautiful ones. When the decisive moment arrives, he immediately composes the picture in the viewfinder of his camera and snaps the shutter. The…
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THE DECISIVE MOMENT
by Cartier-Bresson, Henri; Matisse, Henri [dust jacket]
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- Hardcover
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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$1,500.00
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Folio, unpaginated; VG/G; bound in publisher's paper-covered boards with decorations by Matisse, with a matching dust jacket; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$12.50', some chipping to jacket, closed tear along upper front hinge, with two pieces of tape, closed tear along rear lower hinge; small worming to lower rear edge of jacket, lower fore corner of ffep, title page; 126 plates; with caption booklet laid in; SH consignment; shelved case 11. 1363164. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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