TOKYO 1970-1985 / Tōkyō : toshi no yami o genshisuru [Tokyo: A Vision of Its Other Side]
by NAITO, Masatoshi
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in a near fine jacket.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Tokyo: (Meicho Shuppan), 1985. First Edition. Near fine in a near fine jacket.. First printing of this collection of photographs taken in Tokyo between 1970 and 1985. Approximately 170 black and white plates, followed by 31 pages of text in Japanese. English translation provided for Naito's short afterword only, main text is untranslated. Naito writes: "In this megalopolis we call "Tokyo I sometimes find here and there dark crater-like spots. RIght below some neon sign there may be a certain darkness that makes me think of the mysteries of the black hole. Perhaps it is there, in that obscurity and mystery, that the real psyche of Tokyo is hidden, and can be discerned." Hardcover. 4to. Black textured boards in pictorial dust jacket. Lacking obi. Lightly worn along edges, small scuffed patch to foreedge, no interior markings. Near fine overall. 221pp. Text in Japanese.
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- Bookseller
- Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43524
- Title
- TOKYO 1970-1985 / Tōkyō : toshi no yami o genshisuru [Tokyo: A Vision of Its Other Side]
- Author
- NAITO, Masatoshi
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in a near fine jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (Meicho Shuppan)
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1985
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About the Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
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Silver Spring, Maryland
About Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Brian Cassidy Bookseller is the counterculture department of Type Punch Matrix, a rare book firm founded in 2019 by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. BCB @ TPM specializes in the avant garde in all its various guises, including: The Beats; artists' books; poetry; small journals and magazines (especially those associated with the Mimeo Revolution); modern and contemprary art; photography; music; archives and appraisals; as well as vernacular, folk, and outsider books of all kinds. We are always looking to purchase books within my areas of interest, from single titles to collections. Please inquire. We are open by appointment and are easily accessible by public transit.
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