Description: "The People of Moscow: As Seen and Photographed by Henri Cartier-Bresson". Simon and Schuster, New York, 1955. First edition. Unpaged. Quarto. Hardcover. With the dust jacket. 163 gravure reproductions. Good plus in a good minus dust jacket.Mostly street scenes, some interiors, all showing ordinary bystanders, some also showing soldiers, athletes, circus performers. "This volume is, in effect, a first peek behind the Iron Curtain," states this book's jacket. When attempts to obtain a visa to enter the country from the Russian Consulate failed, Cartier-Bresson sent a copy of The Decisive Moment to the Society for Cultural Relations in Moscow. Upon arrival, he and his wife moved about freely with an interpreter; he claimed no interference with the resulting work. Like The Decisive Moment, this book was printed in Paris by Draeger Freres under Cartier-Bresson's direct supervision. An increasingly scarce title.Book interior is good, the cover has brown fading. The pages have discoloration to the edges. DJ moderately soiled and rubbed w/ heavy wear and numerous tears to edges and to the top and bottom of the spine. Chipping to corners and edges. Larger chips to the DJ spine. Not price clipped. . Binding is solid and all pages intact. Light tanning to page edges. Beautiful clean illustrations. Printed in gorgeous gravure.
Price: 75 USD
Location: Thomaston, Connecticut
End Time: 2025-01-24T23:59:19.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.13 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Author: Henri Cartier-Bresson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Topic: Photography / Russia
Subject: Photography / Russian Culture
Original/Facsimile: Original
