The photographer and author recalls his experiences during World War II
ashing young man who liked nothing so much as a heated game of poker, a good bottle of scotch, and the company of a pretty girl hopped a merchant ship to England. He was Robert Capa, the brilliant and daring photojournalist, and Collier's magazine had put him on assignment to photograph the war raging in Europe. In these pages, Capa recounts his terrifying journey through the darkest battles of World War II and shares his memories of the men and women of the Allied forces who befriended, amused, and captivated him along the way. His photographs are masterpieces -- John G. Morris, Magnum Photos' first executive editor, called Capa "the century's greatest battlefield photographer" -- and his writing is by turns riotously funny and deeply moving.
From Sicily to London, Normandy to Algiers, Capa experienced some of the most trying conditions imaginable, yet his compassion and wit shine on every page of this book. Charming and profound, Slightly Out of Focus is a marvelous memoir to
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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. **1999 MODERN LIBRARY FIRST PRINTING IN AS NEW CONDITION** Slightly Out of Focus by Robert Capa. FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION 1999, first printing with full number line on copyright page. The book is bound in grey cloth boards, ML binding style 17 with modern library running torchbearer end papers and a beautiful photographic dust jacket. Beautiful modern library edition of the great photographer's illustrated memoir of World War II, that was originally published in 1947. Illustrated with many of his photographs. Book is FINE, gilt bright and nice, no writing or marks, contents are clean and bright. GORGEOUS and FLAWLESS!! The dust jacket is FINE. Basically in new bookstore condition. $24.95 price on inside front flap. Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 000742
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