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  “Of all the means of expression, photography is the only one that fixes a precise moment in time": First Edition of Henri Cartier-Bresson's The Decisive Moment; Inscribed by Him

  CARTIER-BRESSON, Henri.

  The Decisive Moment.

  New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952.

  First edition of Cartier-Bresson's classic work, with 126 photographs by “the Raphael of 20th-century photographers." Folio, original illustrated boards. Association copy, inscribed by Cartier-Bresson on the title page, "à Joan et Eliot, 'The Decisive Moment' de l'amitié, Henri, 19 Jan 57, la vraie patrie c'est l'amitié." The recipient was Eliot Elisofon, a fellow photographer and a founding member of the Photo League in 1936. He was one of the most active and productive members: he gave guest lectures (1938–43); co-organized the Men at Work project with Lewis Hine (1940); served periodically as president between 1939 and 1941; taught courses on…

  Price: $9,500.00     Item Number: 117546

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  “The picture is good or not from the moment it was caught in the camera": First Edition of Henri Cartier-Bresson's The Decisive Moment

  CARTIER-BRESSON, Henri.

  The Decisive Moment.

  New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952.

  First edition of Cartier-Bresson's classic work, with 126 photographs by “the Raphael of 20th-century photographers." Folio, original illustrated boards. With the captions booklet laid in. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Henri Matisse.

  Price: $1,850.00     Item Number: 121432

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