Description: Ten x13", 175 numbered pages, black an white photographs by the iconic war photographer and founding member of Magnum with text from his own writings and John Steinbeck's article about Capa as a first chapter. Others chapters : Seeds of War (starting with Robert Capa's first published photograph of Leon Trotsky at the podium, Copenhagen, 1931,) Spain (The Spanish Civil War), China, England, North Africa, Italy, Naples, The Invasion ( the unforgettable images of D-Day damaged in Life Magazine's lab) France, Germany, Israel ( war of liberation ) and Indo-China, where the photographer met his death in Vietnam. "At the cemetery General Cogny, in dress uniform, stood at salute for a minut before the casket, turned to newsmen and delivered a brief emotional speech. Capa, he said,'fell as a soldier among soldiers.' Then he pinned a medal on the American flag draped over the casket. It was one of France's highest honors: Croix de Guerre with Palm, Order of the Army." This last paragraph of book is followed by a two-page photo of Capa peacefully reclining along a riverbank, stroking a cat. Perfect inside, dust jacket has tears but is mostly entire. First Printing, listed.
Price: 100 USD
Location: Newport, Vermont
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year Printed: 1964
Modified Item: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Photography: Monographs
Binding: Hardcover
Region: Asia and Europe
Illustrator: Robert Capa
Author: Robert Capa
Subject: Military & War
Personalized: No
Original/Facsimile: Original
Modification Description: dj clipped at lower right of inside flyleaf
Language: English
Signed: No
Publisher: Grossman
Place of Publication: NY Printed in Italy by Amilcare Pizzi
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
