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The Europeans
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Simon & Schuster, New York, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Good. CARTIER-BRESSON, Henri. The Europeans, New York and Paris: Simon & Schuster, Editions Verve, 1955. Folio, first American edition, pp. 134, printed boards, gravures, captions pamphlet tipped in. With its cover design by Joan Miro, this is one of Bresson's most important and collectible books, showing postwar Europe in photos taken between 1950 and 1955. Parr & Badger, V.1., pp. 208-209. Includes original acetate wrapper, with a tear, a small chunk missing, and a Sharpie library number on spine. The Miro cover is near fine, with none of the browning and flaking that is common to this book. The backstrip is pulled a bit at the head of the spine. Two library rubber stampings inside, all else fine. This is the first USA edition. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Photography; 1950s; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55183. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55183
- Title
- The Europeans
- Author
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Printed Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Photography; 1950s; Art & Design. Unbranded Henri Cartier-Bresson The Europeans
Terms of Sale
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We accept returns for any reason, with a money-back guarantee and a reasonable allowance for your return shipping costs via U.S. Postal Service.
About the Seller
Rarities etc.
Biblio member since 2007
Warwick, New York
About Rarities etc.
Rarities specializes in photos, prints and art and photography books. We also offer vintage oddities.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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,...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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