The Decisive Moment
by CARTIER-BRESSON, Henri
- Used
- first
- Condition
- very good(+)/very good(-)
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952. First. hardcover. very good(+)/very good(-). Cartier-Bresson. Illustrated with 126 large black and white plates, handsomely printed in heliogravure. Folio, pictorial paper-covered boards illustrated by Matisse (spine somewhat toned and top 1/2 inch of spine is chipped, the bottom of spine is a little rubbed. The boards are very clean), dust wrapper is torn/taped and a bit browned but overall in good shape. New York: Simon and Schuster/Verve, (1952). First edition. Very good(+) in very good(-) dust wrapper<br/> <br/> Original captions pamphlet is laid-in. An important and notoriously delicate book. -- Parr/Badger I, 208-209; Roth 134-135; Open Book 154-155.<br/> <br/>
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 319870
- Title
- The Decisive Moment
- Author
- CARTIER-BRESSON, Henri
- Illustrator
- Cartier-Bresson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good(+)
- Jacket Condition
- very good(-)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Matisse
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About the Seller
Argosy Book Store
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New York, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...