Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I got given mine for some work I did. I have no regard for money, but I don't have that much to spend on books. M On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > I have quite a few of his books, but not the one with the Matisse cover. I > was really interested in getting a copy (I love Matisse as well) till I saw > the prices! > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 4:11 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Craig you mean like HCB for Kindle!!?? > > I looked and sadly Amazon cannot help ;-) > > I did get a pleasing if modest little printed book of some of his > > photographs in the Aperture series on masters of photography though. > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > > > *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > > > On 28 May 2011 01:15, Craig Semetko <csemetko at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Yes, that IS a lot of money--does anyone know if there's some way one > > could > > > read the text of the book without having to buy an original copy? > > > > > > The Decisive Moment PDF or something??:) > > > > > > craig > > > > > > > > > > > > That costs a lot of money... > > > Cheers > > > Jayanand > > > > > > On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > The Simon & Schuster English language edition of "The Decisive > Moment" > > > > > > > > http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=< > > > > > http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=<http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=2084257471&searchurl=kn%3Dcartier-bresson%26tn%3Dthe%2Bdecisive%2Bmoment%26x%3D0%26y%3D0> > 2084257471 > &searchurl=kn%3Dcartier-bresson%26tn%3Dthe%2Bdecisive%2Bmoment%26x%3D0%26y%3D0 > > > > > > > 2084257471 > > > > > > > > > &searchurl=kn%3Dcartier-bresson%26tn%3Dthe%2Bdecisive%2Bmoment%26x%3D0%26y%3D0 > > > > has the same Matisse cover as Images a la Sauvette. The printing in > > this > > > > version is also excellent, but all versions of this book have awfully > > > > fragile binding. I was distraught when mine fell apart. > > > > > > > > Marty > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Lluis wrote: > > > > > I think remember that "Images ? la > > > > > sauvette" is much more hard to find and expensive than the English > > > > > edition "The decisive moment", I think that only the French edition > > > > > has the nice cover by Matisse > > > > > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/shihlun/431235514/ > > > > > ============================================ > > > > > > > > > > I think that's right, Lluis. The Memphis photographer Wm. > Eggleston > > > > showed > > > > > me his copy back in 1968 and I recall the Matisse cover. He was > > struck > > > > by > > > > > the gravure printing and tried to achieve a similar look in his > early > > > b/w > > > > > photos. I tried too, but with less success. ;-) > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Phil Swango > > > > > 307 Aliso Dr SE > > > > > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > > > > > 505-262-4085 > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >