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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Feb 13, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 1112

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 Moment by 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 Preserved by Irving Penn (American, 1917-2009), New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960; Observations by Richard Avedon (American, 1923-2004), New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959 - Provenance: The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia

Condition

The Decisive Moment in 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 Preserved in near fine condition, in a near fine dust jacket and very good pictorial slip case with some foxing and wear at extremities; Observations in 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