THIS WORK, WITH A COVER SPECIALLY CREATED BY          HENRI MATISSE, CONTAINS A SELECTION

OF 126 PHOTOGRAPHES FROM THE WORK OF 

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HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON.

 

ENTIRELY CONCEIVED AND CREATED FOR THE

FRENCH EDITION (IMAGES A LA SAUVETTE) AND

THE AMERICAN EDITION (THE DECISIVE MOMENT)

BY TERIADE WITH THE COLLABORATION OF          MARGUERITE LANG.

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THIS EDITION OF ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH PROOFS          WAS EDITED BY PIERRE GASSMAN

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MASTER PRINTERS DRAEGER BROTHERS

SUPERVISED ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OF THIS WORK

PUBLISHED JULY 22, 1952