Lot 156

Three Important Photography Books

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
including: The Decisive Momentÿby Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004), New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952, with captions booklet laid in, boards and dust jacket designed by Henri Matisse; Moments Preservedÿby Irving Penn (American, 1917-2009), New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960; Observationsÿby Richard Avedon (American, 1923-2004), New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959; Provenance: The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia

Condition

The Decisive Momentÿin very good condition, in original paper covered boards with some browning and wear at top and bottom of spine, in very good, somewhat browned dust jacket with some wear at top; Moments Preservedÿin near fine condition, in a near fine dust jacket and very good pictorial slip case with some foxing and wear at extremities; Observationsÿin near fine condition, in original boards, one small puncture at the spine in a very good slipcase, a bit browned and with some wear at extremities