NY: Thames & Hudson, 2007. First American edition (following the German and UK editions of 2006). 262pp; duotone plates. Large 4to. Black paper over boards, blind-embossed and titled in gilt; no jacket as issued. Near fine, with toning to edges of leaves.
First complete publication of Cartier-Bresson's legendary 1940s scrapbook of photographs, issued in conjunction with an exhibition that opened in 2006 at the Fondation HCB, Paris, before traveling to the International Center of Photography, New York, the following year. Foreword by Martine Franck, with texts by Agnès Sire and Michel Frizot.
