Roy, Claude — La Chine Dans Un Miroir

Lausanne, Switzerland, La Guilde Du Livre, 1953. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. An early and quite compelling photographic record of the People's Republic of China soon after the revolution of 1949. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of illustrated covers, in gate-fold, less to text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Most of the original publisher's glassine wrapper still present. Original illustrations by W. Bischof, H. Carier-Bresson, Pierre Chadourne, Denise Colomb, K. de Montmollin, and Pierre Verger. Translated from the original Mandarin of Hsou Lien-Tuan by the author, Claude Roy. 153 pp. plus index, list of illustrations.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good