THE POEPLE OF MOSCOW, is a rare Cold War era glimpse behind the Iron Curtain that was forbidden to foreigners. In 1954, master photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson was given special permission to liberally document life around Moscow. The result is a scarce, revealing, warm, portrait of a largely unknown culture. With 163 stunning black and white images beautifully printed in Paris by Draeger Freres. Text by Cartier-Bresson. Published by Simon and Schuster, New York in 1955. A first edition clothbound hardcover in near fine condition with very good dustjacket.