Title: Telex Persan
Publisher: Contrejour, Paris
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Good
Edition: 1st
First French edition, published simultaneously with the American edition of the photojournalist's first book. Folio, [1] 101 printed pages. Photographic endpapers. Duotone photographs on each page, predominantly full-page photos. Rear hinge broken. 27 x 38 cm. Bound in original photographic laminated stiff card. Edges slightly worn, mild creases on two lower corners, & closed 5cm tear at bottom of rear cover. This endures from the time of the Iranian hostage crisis as one of the significant photojournals of the 20th century. Peress (born 1946) studied politics & philosophy in Paris before joining Magnum (eventually Magnum's President) in 1974. His aim became to draw attention to violence and oppression around the world, "I'm gathering evidence for history, so that we remember". Telex Iran was his first publication of many to follow. (Roth 246-247, Parr & Badger v2, 252-253). Bookseller Inventory # 4348