Cartier-Bresson, Henri

The Europeans [1955 1ST EDITION HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET - FINE COPY & FINE DUST JACKET]

Simon & Schuser, 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. New York by Simon and Schuster in collaboration with editions Verve, Pairs, 1955. Hardcover in original acetate dust jacket and captions booklet laid in. First Edition, First Printing. 114 pages (plus text) with numerous black and white images throughout printed in gorgeous gravure. Cover designed and executed by Joan Miro. 8 pp. caption booklet included. BOOK CONDITION: Fine; a solid, tight binding and clean throughout with hints of rubbing to edges and some light foxing to endpapers, in a Fine original acetate dust jacket with light wear and a small 1/4 inch closed tear to upper right front corner, a 1 inch closed tear to upper right rear corner (at spine) and a tiny loss to center spine along front joint. Overall a highly collectible copy with the captions booklet and lovely example of the original clear acetate dust jacket.

Included in Parr and Badger The Photobook: A History, Vol. I: "Cartier-Bresson worked on The Europeans for five years, a short period if one considers that the famous Images ? la sauvette [The Decisive Moment] of 1952, was the fruit of twenty years' labour. Its presents a dense portrait of a Europe where, ten years after the war, accumulated ruins, as well as traces of hunger and misery on people's faces were still clearly visible. In the preface, nevertheless, Cartier-Bresson states that whether we are just passing or settled down in a particular place, in order to express a country or situation, one needs to have somehow established a close working relationship, to be supported by a human community; living takes time, and roots take shape slowly...Amplified and enriched, the work of the photographer with soles of wind is revealed in all it's grandeur." Fine / fine. Item #3819

Price: $2,250.00