Eric Meyer Pierre Bessard (4 results)

Hardcover. First edition. NEW linen-bound hardcover with a mounted plate to the front in a matching linen slipcase with a bound-in ribbon pull in the publisher's shrink wrap; no dj as issued. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A collection of portraits of Chinese industrial workers who produce large hydro-electric equipment interwoven with close-up details of the components and machine parts. Photographs by Pierre Bessard; texts and interviews by Eric Meyer. 192 pages; ca. 100 b&w plates; 9.25 x 10.75 inches. Text in English, French, and Chinese. Due to size and weight, international and expedited shipping will be more than quoted.…

Hardcover without dustjacket as issued, 192 pages; as new condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Like New. In this collection of quietly stunning black-and-white photographic portraits by the noted French photojournalist Pierre Bessard, China reveals itself not as a faceless, hulking industrial machine, but as a place of collective efforts by individuals; if China is the world's factory, Bessard presents us with the world's workers. Here, we meet Liu Xiangping, a woman whose grace allows for a special sort of femininity even in a bleak, industrial setting, or Wang Wei, a 19-year-old worker who stays up late playing video games despite his three hour commute. In this volume, sensitive texts by Eric Meyer combine with Bessard's photographs to create a compelling portrait of the oft-overlooked people behind China's growth. This volume comes with a host of special features, from its linen-bound and be-ribboned slipcase to its tipped-on cover image and a lush, thick paper stock. slipcase.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. In this collection of quietly stunning black-and-white photographic portraits by the noted French photojournalist Pierre Bessard, China reveals itself not as a faceless, hulking industrial machine, but as a place of collective efforts by individuals; if China is the world's factory, Bessard presents us with the world's workers. Here, we meet Liu Xiangping, a woman whose grace allows for a special sort of femininity even in a bleak, industrial setting, or Wang Wei, a 19-year-old worker who stays up late playing video games despite his three hour commute. In this volume, sensitive texts by Eric Meyer combine with Bessard's photographs to create a compelling portrait of the oft-overlooked people behind China's growth. This volume comes with a host of special features, from its linen-bound and be-ribboned slipcase to its tipped-on cover image and a lush, thick paper stock.…