Decisive Moment, First Edition (25 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ: Very Good. 1st ptg. 284 pp. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2. White boards with qtr red cloth, stamped in silver on spine. White dj. Black remainder mark on bottom page edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Lightly Chipped. First Edition. 284pp, First Edition. Hardcover, with lightly chipped dustjacket. No marks or tears. Size: 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Book.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 2000. September 2000. Free Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 068484320x. 284 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Bradford Foltz. keywords: History America Politics Ronald Reagan Right Wing California. DESCRIPTION - Ronald Reagan's first great victory, in the 1966 California governor's race, is one of the pivotal stories of American political history, a victory that seemed to come from nowhere and has long since confounded his critics. Just four years earlier Governor Edmund 'Pat' Brown was celebrated as the 'Giant Killer' for his 1962 victory over Richard Nixon, and his liberal agenda reigned supreme. Yet in 1966 political neophyte Reagan trounced Brown by almost a million votes, marking not only the coming-of-age of Reagan's new conservatism but also the first serious blow to modern liberalism. Drawing on scores of oral history interviews, thousands of archival documents, and personal interviews with participants, Dallek offers a new portrait of the 1960s that is far more complicated than our collective memory of that decade. inventory #28231.

Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Text in Czech. 94pp; illus from photographs. This World War II-era "end of days" Christian work uses action photos and the Bible to make its point. Chapter heads refer to the US role in the coming world order, current and past struggles for power, the eventual dominance of the Church, etc. 8" x 5.25" Laid in are two issues of "Radostne Poselstvi" [Good News], circa 1950, each eight pages in 9" x 6" format. The lead stories are: "Hydrogen Bomb and Future of the World" and "Capital and Labor.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Excellent condition, no markings, a fine study on decision making - very readable . splendid value.

Condition: New. Examines the extent of the idea of the 'decisive moment', in which an individual's entire life-project is open to a radical reorientation. Series Editor(s): Friggieri, Professor Joseph; Gatens, Professor Moira; Glendinning, Dr. Simon; Goldman, Professor Alan; Helm, Professor Paul; Lamb, Professor David; Lipton, Professor Peter; Musgrave, Professor Alan; Oates, Moore. Series: Ashgate New Critical Thinking in Philosophy. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 448. . 2008. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . .

Matisse, Henri (illustrator). Etat : très bon état, légèrement bruni (plus prononcé au dos), petites traces de scotch aux pages de garde. Bel exemplaire. Illustrations : 126 photographies en héliogravure. Reliure : reliure carton, couverture illustrée par Henri Matisse. Volumes : 1 volume. Format : in-folio. Pages : 158 pp. Editeur : Paris, Verve. Date : 1952. Références : Parr/Badger I, 208/209; Auer 343. Cartier-Bresson, Images à la Sauvette. Introduction et 126 photographies de Henri Cartier-Bresson. Paris, Verve 1952. Edition originale. L'un des livres les plus célèbres de l'histoire de la photographie. Publié en 1952 par Simon and Schuster, New York, en collaboration avec les Editions Verve, Paris, cet ouvrage de Cartier-Bresson a été embelli par un collage d'Henri Matisse. Le livre et ses images ont depuis influencé des générations de photographes. Son titre anglais a défini la notion du fameux pic formel dans lequel tous les éléments du cadre photographique s'accumulent pour former l'image parfaite. Associée au regard humaniste de l'artiste, la photographie de Cartier-Bresson s'est inscrite dans la mémoire collective mondiale.

First edition, 8vo, [4], vii, [1], 160pp., with half-title, disbound.

Condition: Fair. New York: Simon and Schuster in collaboration with E?ditions Verve of Paris, 1952. 1st edition. Folio. 126 plates. Illus. Fair book. No dust jacket. Spine reinforced with clear tape. Front hinge broken. Binding quite shaken. Bound captions 1-63 missing; a smaller book of captions laid in. Book review laid in. In polypropylene bag. (artistic photography) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First Edition. Board and jacket design by Henri Matisse. Original "captions" booklet laid in, as issued. One of the most influential collections of twentieth century street photography, a testament to Henri Cartier-Bresson's unique and discerning eye, and his ability to capture the emotive nature of his subjects. Near Fine in a spectacular, Near Fine dust jacket. In a custom green clamshell box with a black leather label on the spine, also Fine. The best copy of this title we have ever seen. Oversize volume, shipping billed at cost.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing: Illustrated boards by Henri Matisse. Large, folio sized book is tight and square with relatively sharp corners. Spine covering has been professionally repaired by Strong Arm Book Bindery, Portland Maine. Slight soiling to front and back. 126 full page black and white photographs printed in beautiful gravure all in Near Fine or better condition. Interior is Near Fine with no markings or flaws other than the prior owners name on the FFEP and a gift inscription on inside front cover. No DJ.

hardcover. Condition: good. Cartier-Bresson (illustrator). First. Illustrated with 126 large b/w plates, handsomely printed in heliogravure. Folio, pictorial paper-covered boards illustrated by Matisse (sold as-is: the boards are lightly dust soiled and darkened at edges; the spine is considerably darkened and repaired, with a chip on the letter "D"; interior is clean). New York: Simon and Schuster/Verve, (1952). Original pamphlet is laid-in. There is a penciled gift inscription to illustrator Hilary Knight. A good copy of this important and notoriously delicate book.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Folio, unpaginated; VG/G; bound in publisher's paper-covered boards with decorations by Matisse, with a matching dust jacket; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$12.50', some chipping to jacket, closed tear along upper front hinge, with two pieces of tape, closed tear along rear lower hinge; small worming to lower rear edge of jacket, lower fore corner of ffep, title page; 126 plates; with caption booklet laid in; SH consignment; shelved case 11. 1363164. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition (July, 1952 on copyright page), near fine in a near fine dust jacket, with the captions booklet laid in. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

Hardcover. First American edition. Unpaginated. Folio, 37 x 27.5. 126 full-page photographs with cover designed and executed by Henri Matisse. This the American edition from the French edition by Verve, "Images a La Sauvette." Engraving and printing by Draeger Freres, Paris. " The Decisive Moment" Captions laid-in. Considered the father of modern photojournalism, he used a 35 mm Leica camera, composing in the view finder, and what he saw you got -- no cropping or dark room manipulation. Clean, fresh copy, some cellotape repairs to spine. Orig. pictorial boards. Very good.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Handsomely bound folio edition (14.5" x 10.5") in white boards with designs by Henri Matisse on the front and rear boards which have lightly scattered foxing to their top edges. The spine is darkened and lightly foxed, especially along the front gutter. The top of the spine is bumped with a small chip at the top right-hand corner. With small chips at the top inside corners of the last two pages. Note: The Special Captions booklet is present; the dustjacket is not "This book with a cover designed and executed especially for it by Henri Matisse, is a selection of 126 photographs from the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. The French Edition by Verve (Images a la Sauvette) and the American Edition by Simon and Schuster (The Decisive Moment), were conceived and composed by Teriade with the collaboration of Marguerite Lang. The Engravings and Printings is the work of the master Printers Draeger Freres of Paris. It was completed the 22nd of July, 1952." A remarkable and landmark book in the development of modern photography. First Edition with "July 1952" at the bottom of the copyright page.

Condition: Sehr gut. Simon and Schuster, New York in collaboration with Editions Verve, Paris. 1952. Original first american edition, first printing. English and french versions were published same time with same content and same size, but only the american one has the dustjacket. Martin Parr, The Photobook, vol 1, page 208/209. Hardback with text sheet and with original dustjacket. 370 x 274 mm (14 1/2 x 10 3/4 in). 158 pages. 126 black and white photographs. Introduction by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Text in english. The cover and the dustjacket illustration designed and executed especially for his friend Henri Cartier-Bresson by Henri Matisse. Condition: Hardback from outside in very fresh condition (protected by the dustjacket), pages inside in very fresh and clean condition with no foxing and with no marks; title page loose. Booklet fresh; lightly bumped at the bottom of the spine and of the pages. Dustjacket in wonderful fresh and complete condition; lightly used, a few little tears (easily to repair), price-clipped at the inner front flap. Overall fantastic condition! With the scarce original dustjacket in much more better condition than usual! Extrem impressive book! In this condition really hard to find! Collector`s copy! Still one of the classics! Big format in breath-taking photogravure printing! ***************Simon and Schuster, New York in Kooperation mit Editions Verve, Paris. 1952. Amerikanische Erstausgabe, die zeitgleich mit der französischen erschien, aber die einzige von beiden, die zusätzlich über einen Schutzumschlag verfügt. Martin Parr, The Photobook, vol 1, Seite 208/209. Hardback mit Textbeilage und Schutzumschlag. 370 x 274 mm. 158 Seiten. 126 schwarz-weiß Fotos. Einführung von Henri Cartier-Bresson. Text auf englisch. Cover- und Schutzumschlag-Illustration exklusiv designed von Henri Matisse für seinen Freund Henri Cartier-Bresson. Zustand: Buch von aussen in sehr schönem, frischen Zustand (geschützt durch den Original-Umschlag), innen frisch, sauber, tadellos ohne Stockflecken und ohne Besitzvermerke; Titelseite lose. Das Booklet frisch; im unteren Bereich etwas bestossen. Der Schutzumschlag in wunderschönem, frischen, kompletten Zustand mit nur kleineren (leicht zu reparierenden) Rissen und Gebrauchsspuren; am unteren Ende der vorderen Umschlagklappe beschnitten. Insgesamt ausserordentlich gut erhaltenes, frisches Exemplar! In diesem Zustand extrem selten! Sammler-Exemplar! Mit dem sehr seltenen Original-Schutzumschlag! Fotobuch-Klassiker! Großformat in atemberaubendem Kupfertiefdruck! Extrem beeindruckendes Buch! Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1600.

Condition: Sehr gut. Simon and Schuster, New York in collaboration with Editions Verve, Paris. 1952. Original first american edition, first printing. The cover and the dustjacket illustration designed and executed especially for his friend Henri Cartier-Bresson by Henri Matisse. English and french versions were published same time with same content and same size, but only the american one has the dustjacket. Martin Parr, The Photobook, vol 1, page 208/209. Hardback with text sheet and with original dustjacket. 370 x 274 mm (14 1/2 x 10 3/4 in). 158 pages. 126 black and white photographs. Introduction by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Text in english. Condition: Hardback from outside in very fresh condition (protected by the dustjacket), pages inside in very fresh and clean condition with no foxing and with no marks; neat sticker at the bottom of the first blank page, no other flaws. Booklet fresh; light trace of use. Dustjacket used and with some imperfections, with little missing part at the top and at the bottom of the spine; still very impressive. Overall fine condition! With the scarce original dustjacket! Extrem impressive book! Still one of the classics! Big format in breath-taking photogravure printing! ***************Simon and Schuster, New York in Kooperation mit Editions Verve, Paris. 1952. Amerikanische Erstausgabe, die zeitgleich mit der französischen erschien, aber die einzige von beiden, die zusätzlich über einen Schutzumschlag verfügt. Martin Parr, The Photobook, vol 1, Seite 208/209. Cover- und Schutzumschlag-Illustration exklusiv designed von Henri Matisse für seinen Freund Henri Cartier-Bresson. Hardback mit Textbeilage und Schutzumschlag. 370 x 274 mm. 158 Seiten. 126 schwarz-weiss Fotos. Einführung von Henri Cartier-Bresson. Text auf englisch. Zustand: Buch von aussen in sehr schönem, frischen Zustand (geschützt durch den Original-Umschlag), innen frisch, sauber, ohne Stockflecken und ohne Besitzvermerke; lediglich im unteren Bereich der blanken ersten Seite mit einem kleinen Aufkleber, ansonsten ohne erkennbare Mängel. Das Booklet frisch und sauber; leicht gebrauchsspurig. Der Schutzumschlag gebrauchsspurig und mit kleineren Mängeln, am oberen und unteren Ende des Rückens mit kleinen Fehlstellen. Insgesamt guter Zustand! Mit dem sehr seltenen Original-Schutzumschlag! Fotobuch-Klassiker! Grossformat in atemberaubendem Kupfertiefdruck! Extrem beeindruckendes Buch! Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1600.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The book is in very good condition. This is a folio size publication, and measures 10" x 13".There are 126 black and white photographs. There are no signatures, bookplates, or markings of any kind. The pages are clean and free of foxing. The original caption booklet is present. This book comes with its rare original dust jacket. The jacket is in very good conditon. This is the first edition, published by George Simon and Schuster in 1952.

FIRST EDITION. With 126 photographic illustrations. Publisher's decorated cloth designed by Cartier-Bresson, and in the original dust jacket. Laid in is the separate leaflet (4to., 12 pp.) containing the captions to the photographs in English. A fine copy. First edition of this landmark work in the history of photography. This is the American issue, though printed in France in collaboration with Éditions Verve. Though many people assume that his "decisive moment" is an ephemeral and spontaneous image representing a snap in time, Cartier-Bresson felt quite differently; his moment is all about composition and how a photograph can communicate to the observer: "If a photograph is to communicate its subject in all its intensity, the relationship of form must be rigorously established. Photography implies the recognition of a rhythm in the world of real things. What the eye does is to find and focus on the particular subject within the mass of reality In a photograph, composition is the result of a simultaneous coalition, the organic coordination of elements seen by the eye. One does not add composition as though it were an afterthought superimposed on the basic subject material, since it is impossible to separate content from form. Composition must have its own inevitability about it. But inside movement there is one moment at which the elements in motion are in balance. Photography must seize upon this moment and hold immobile the equilibrium of it." Parr/Badger I, pp. 208-209; Roth, pp. 134-135; Open Book, pp. 154-155.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First edition, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1952. Complete with rare dust jacket and captions booklet as pictured. Inscribed and signed "Pour Mary- Henri". I have been unable to definitively say who "Mary" is. The book is in very good condition. There is an approximately three quarter inch loss to the top of the spine of the book. The binding remains solid. There is the very slightest of toning to the page edges only. The text bock and photographs are absolutely clean and unmarked. This book was obviously very carefully read. Includes The Decisive Moment captions booklet as pictured. The boards are clean with a very, very slight bowing to the front edge as pictured. Moderate toning to the spine. The dust jacket is Good+, intact, with some staining throughout the top quarter of the front and staining along the edge of the front near the spine. Moderate sunning again to the spine and missing a ¾ inch portion at the top. I have several additional photographs available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

First edition, American issue, printed in France. Accompanied by the separate [12] pp. quarto leaflet printing the captions to the photographs in English. pp. 29, and 126 photographic illustrations (some double-page) on rectos and versos of 62 plates. 1 vols. Folio. One of the defining books in the field of photography from the immediate post WWII years, In his important introduction to this collection, Cartier-Bresson sums up the principles that would inspire the work of countless photographers for the next half-century or more: "There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment. To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as of a precise organization of forms which give that event its proper expression." The design was undertaken by Teriade, with the collaboration of Marguerite Lang, and the photographs engraved and printed in heliogravure by Draeger Frères. This state of the dust jacket prints comments on the rear inner flap by Monroe Wheeler, Philippe Halsman, Jacob Deschin, et al. The initial edition consisted of approximately 3000 French language copies and 7000 English language copies, and like any number of significant books, received highly positive reviews but sold only a slow trickle of copies. Because of the nature of the binding and dust jacket, copies in agreeable condition, as here, are few and far between. Open Book 154-155; Parr / Badger, vol. 1, 208-209; Roth 134-135 Decorated paper covered boards after design by Henri Matisse. An unusually nice copy, near fine, in slightly tanned dust jacket (replicating Matisse's design) with a few smudges at the extreme lower edges, a short closed tear at the top edge of the front panels, and a few short tears and a small creased snag at the edges of the rear panel pp. 29, and 126 photographic illustrations (some double-page) on rectos and versos of 62 plates. 1 vols. Folio First edition, American issue, printed in France. Accompanied by the separate [12] pp. quarto leaflet printing the captions to the photographs in English.

First Edition. First edition, folio, pp. 29, and 126 photographic illustrations (some double-page) on rectos and versos of 62 plates; dust jacket with 2 or 3 small black ink marks on front panel, and slight wear at edges, else generally a fine copy in original printed pictorial boards by Henri Matisse, repeated design on jacket. Laid in, as issued, is the 12-page pamphlet The Decisive Moment - Captions.

FIRST EDITION. THE DECISIVE MOMENT, Simon & Schuster / Editions Verve, 1952, first edition, bottom 1/2 inch of spine chipped, 1/4 inch closed tear to the bottom of the front board, light wear and tear to the head of the spine, text block a bit loose, 2 small faint tape stains to each of the paste-downs, else a bright vg copy with the original caption booklet laid in as issued in a good to very good Matisse dust-wrapper repeating the design of the covers with some chipping to the head and heel of the dust-wrapper spine, less to the margins and other light wear and tear and soiling. Most certainly a cornerstone book in the building of a 20th century photography library.