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The People of Moscow
by Cartier-Bresson , Henri
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Poor
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Thames & Hudson, London, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Poor. Illustrator: Henri Cartier-Bresson – Photographer. Foreword by author. The text is illustrated with 163 photographs in black-and-white taken by the author. Cream-coloured cloth covered boards with blue coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper (wraparound) with white coloured titles to the front panel. At the height of the Cold War Foreword by author. The text is illustrated with 163 photographs in black-and-white taken by the author. Cream-coloured cloth covered boards with blue coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel. At the height of the Cold War Henri Cartier-Bresson, a world renowned photographer, was given a visa to travel to Moscow. This book is his photographic essay on the people of Moscow of that time. Softening of the back strip edges and rubbing of the top corner and lower book edges. Age toning and very fine foxing to the text block edges. Age toning of the pages with foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book. The front hinge has cracked and the underlying webbing is visible. The dustwrapper is in horrible shape. Large amounts of loss to the dustwrapper corners, and the top 2 inches of the rear panel is missing; the top 1.75 " of the back strip is also missing. Rubbing, small chips and tears to the dustwrapper edges and the rear spine gutter crease is chipped and split. This fading of the back strip and a little rubbing of the panels. Now protected. This is the first edition in the English language. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [10], 163 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Henri Cartier-Bresson – Photographer. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Photography; Russia; Travel & Places. Inventory No: 0124570. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0124570
- Title
- The People of Moscow
- Author
- Cartier-Bresson , Henri
- Illustrator
- Henri Cartier-Bresson – Photographer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Henri Cartier-Bresson – Photographer, Photography, Moscow, photographic study – people, 1950s Photography; Russia; Travel & Places. Henri Cartier-Bresson – Photographer Unbranded Cartier-Bresson , Henri The
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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