SUPER FRESH ASSOCIATION COPY of this BRILLIANT SECOND book by the genious photographer. Inside like untouched and unread, outside very fresh and flawless. IN THIS CONDITION EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND. This copy was a present by "Hans-Heinrich Berning", chairman of the fair committee, to "Dr. h.c. Bruno Uhl", the founder of "Photokina", the famous photo fair in Germany, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Uhl. All this is documentated on a vintage sticker from 1955 on the first blank page with the original signature by Berning (see pictures). PLEASE ENJOY the newest edition of the more and more popular ONE-SELLER-PHOTOBOOK auctions by Ecki Heuser (5Uhr30.com/Cologne/Germany) on "Catawiki". TRUE ORIGINAL FIRST FRENCH EDITION (there was also an American version published). HIGHLY IMPRESSIVE BIG FORMAT BOOK - IN BREATH-TAKING PHOTOGRAVURE PRINTING. Cover designed and executed by Joan Miro, especially for his friend Henri Cartier-Bresson. It’s Christmas soon, so a great opportunity to purchase your gift - for others or for yourself. So i selected more than 100 highly attractive LOTS from MY PERSONAL COLLECTION and from the newest purchases. IF YOU WIN MORE THAN 1 OF MY BOOKS IN THIS AUCTION, YOU WILL PAY ONLY 1 X SHIPPING COSTS - WORLDWIDE. Editions Verve, Paris. 1955. Original french edition, first printing. Hardback with decorated paper (as issued). 274 x 370 mm. 134 pages. 114 black and white photographs. Introduction by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Cover illustration by Joan Miro. Text in French. Condition: Inside super fresh white, so with no marks, no yellowing, no foxing and absolutely flawless; like new and unread (never seen it before in such untouched condition). Outside very fresh with marginal trace of use only, so with no bumps and with no spine problems (often broken or restored). Very strong binding. Overall very fine condition of this very sensitive book title. Very beautiful, big format photobook - here as sought-after "Association copy" and in brilliant fresh condition. The french edition was published same time like the first american (The Europeans, Simon and Schuster, New York). Both identical concerning content, size and content, but the french edition with no booklet and with no jacket. Both editions were conceived and composed by Teriade with the collaboration of Marguerite Lang. The engraving and printing is the work of the masters printers Draeger Frere of Paris. It was completed the 1st August 1955. "Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) was a French photographer. One of the leading contemporary photographers, he had a great role in the recognition of photography as an art form. He was an specialist in what would be called humanist photography, also being an exponent of candid photography and street photography. His way of working meant to capture what he called "the decisive moment". Cartier-Bresson traveled all around the world and documented historical events, like the proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. He also published several photography books. In 1947, he was one of the founders of Magnum Photos." (Wikipedia) #ExclusivePhotographersStudio