Cartier-Bresson, Henri and Han Suyin: FROM ONE CHINA TO THE OTHER. New York, 1956. 158 pp. 144 b/w photographs. 27x22 cm. Cloth. Dustjacket with wear and loss.

An evocative and fascinating study of China in 1949 by a world-famous photographer witnessing China as the old Nationalist regime fell and the new Communist order established itself. The marvellous black-and-white photographs range from Peking to Nanjing and include much material on Shanghai, in particular, showing the turmoil and panic at the time. A good copy of the New York edition in a dustjacket that has wear and loss.