D’une Chine à l’autre — Henri Cartier-Bresson / Jean-Paul Sartre — Robert Delpire — 1954

Made from Cartier-Bresson’s 1948–1949 reporting in China, this first French edition follows daily life through the collapse of Nationalist rule and the Communist takeover. Jean-Paul Sartre provides the introductory text, while Cartier-Bresson writes the captions. Robert Delpire assembled the book with the photographer and Pierre Faucheux. Its 144 black-and-white photographs are reproduced in gravure by Draeger; this copy retains the illustrated dust jacket.

Technical Sheet
Title: D’une Chine à l’autre
Artist / Author: Henri Cartier-Bresson; text by Jean-Paul Sartre
Date: 1954
Edition: First French edition; printing completed 30 November 1954
Technique / Printing Method: Gravure; printed by Draeger, Montrouge
Medium / Materials: Clothbound hardcover with illustrated dust jacket
Dimensions: 27.5 × 22 cm
Pages: Unpaginated; 144 photographs
Language: French
Publisher: Robert Delpire, Paris; Collection Neuf, no. 14
Condition: Used. Dust jacket present, with rubbing, edge tears and small areas of loss. Age-related toning and marks visible on the rear endpapers.