CAPA (Robert). - Lot 50

CAPA (Robert). Robert Capa. Photographs. Paris, Nathan, 1996. Large oblong quarto (31 x 25 cm), illustrated publisher’s hardcover. Texts by Richard Whelan, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Cornell Capa. French translation by Richard Crevier. Extensive black-and-white illustrations featuring Robert Capa’s major photoessays. 224 pp. French edition of this major monograph dedicated to Robert Capa (1913–1954), one of the greatest war photographers of the 20th century and co-founder of the Magnum Photos agency. Edited by Richard Whelan, his leading biographer, the book traces his entire career from the Spanish Civil War to the Indochina War—where he was killed while on assignment—including World War II, the Normandy landings, the Liberation of Paris, Israel, and the major postwar conflicts. Richly illustrated with over two hundred carefully reproduced photographs, this book is one of the best overviews available in French on the work of Robert Capa. Texts by Henri Cartier-Bresson and Cornell Capa provide firsthand insight into the photographer’s personality and work. Condition: very good copy. Hardcover showing very slight signs of handling and slight wear on the caps. Interior is in pristine condition, with no annotations.