Beautiful Jaipur (Advance Review Copy).
Jaipur, India: The Information Bureau, Government of Jaipur / Bombay: The Times of India Press, 1948. First Edition. Octavo. An Advance Review Copy of Henri Cartier-Bresson's first appearance in book-form— preceded only by a MoMA catalogue—featuring 64 black-and-white images from the photographer's visit to Jaipur for the marriage of Princess Premkumari Sahiba; accompanied by a touristic text from Max Olivier. Published by the Government of Jaipur's Information Bureau as part of a post-Independence marketing campaign, this advance copy is accompanied by two leaflets from the Bureau's Publicity Officer, who echoes the praise of the work's introduction, which positions Cartier-Bresson as the leading exponent of "documentary humanism." Frontispiece portrait by Sam Tata. Save for marginal annotation to one image, this is a fine copy in red cloth boards with black-stamped design. Shallow chips to corners of the uncommon jacket, thus near fine. A superior copy of this landmark book, with publisher's ephemera.
Item #26285
Price: $3,500.00