Japan from A&D Books

Japan, 2002. Hardcover. Three volumes, the complete set; each first edition, first printing. Part of Nobuyoshi Araki's "Faces of Japan" series (Nihonjin-no-kao), his attempt to photograph every person's face in Japan. These portraits are from Osaka, third prefecture out of 47. Araki: "The human face represents all aspects of sexuality and each one expresses it a bit differently." All… Read more about this item

Japan: Little More, 2007. Paperback. Fine paperback in a fine dust jacket with a touch of wear along the top edge. Note that the white line along the spine in our photo is the reflection of the flash. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Martin Parr-like view of people at famous tourist spots… Read more about this item

Tucson: Nazraeli Press, 2006. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition. Fine/As New hardcover; no dj as issued. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. "Documentary evidence exists of 700 years of coal mining in the Ruhr District of Germany. On June 30, 2000, almost 100 years of mining history came to an end in Ahlen with… Read more about this item

UK: Trebuk, 2000. Hardcover. SIGNED. Fine red-clothbound hardcover with abstract lion design embossed to the front (back cover to Westerners) and title embossed on the spine with a touch of soiling to the boards; no dj, as issued. A very nice copy. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Aggressive, in-your-face, flash 'n' slash… Read more about this item

Tokyo: Photo-Planete Co., 1993. Paperback. First edition. Near Fine with a hint of rubbing to the extremities and a very light crease to about 10 pages at the back. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The 13th issue of this Japanese quarterly magazine on photography which lasted only 20 issues. This issue includes:… Read more about this item

Tokyo: Shaken, 1967. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Very Good minus hardcover with light rubbing at the edges of the boards, a light bump to two tips, and blunting to the other two; interior clean and bright except for a small sticker abrasion to the bfep; lacking the rare vinyl dust-jacket. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN… Read more about this item

San Francisco & New Haven: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art & Yale University Press, 2004. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Fine cloth-bound hardcover in a Fine dust jacket, protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The catalogue for a major traveling exhibition of work by the influential… Read more about this item

New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1988. Pamphlet. First edition. Fine pamphlet with a light bump at one corner and a hint of soiling. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. The gallery brochure for an exhibition of photography by Japanese-Americans between the wars; held at the Whitney Museum of American Art at Equitable Center,… Read more about this item

Tokyo: Toshi Shuppan, 1994. Hardcover. SIGNED. Second edition (printing) 1995. Fine clothbound hardcover with a tap to one tip in a Fine dust jacket with a Fine obi (promotional belly-band); virtually as new. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A collection of work… Read more about this item

Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun, 1992. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition. Fine clothbound hardcover with crisp gilt titling to the spine in a Very Good+ dust jacket with light soiling and two small stains to the fore edge. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The Japanese… Read more about this item

Curatorial Assistance, Inc, 1991. Paperback. SIGNED. First edition, 1991. Near Fine paperback with French flaps with the lightest of shelf ware and a small ding on the spine. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Each spread has a photograph on the left and a caption or comment by Hosoe on the right. Includes… Read more about this item

Kyoto: Korinsha Press, 1998. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Fine cloth-bound hardcover in a Very Good dust jacket with rubbing along the edges and the the extremities. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A dark vision of ominous woods, dead and dissected bodies,… Read more about this item

Tokyo: Meicho Shuppan, 1985. Hardcover. First edition, first printing, presumed. Near Fine hardcover with a light tap to two tips, light bumps to the bottom edges of the boards, and a small patch of abrasion to verso of the rfep in a Near Fine dust jacket with a touch of soiling. A very nice copy. All dust jackets are… Read more about this item

New York: New York Public Library, 2006. Pamphlet. First edition. Near Fine oversized pamphlet. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. Essay by Roger S. Keyes. Spiral-fold; 14 pages; 10 color illustrations; 5 x 12 inches. Bibliography. The gallery brochure for an exhibition of ehon, the 1,200-year-old Japanese tradition of "picture books."

New York: Japan Society, 1991. Paperback. First US edition, first printing. Near Fine paperback with French flaps with a couple of light scuffs, a touch of rubbing to the tips, and one tiny dog ear to one page. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Text by Gunhild Avitabile. 139 pages; 23 color and… Read more about this item

New York: Daniel Reich Gallery, 2007. Paperback. First edition. Fine/As New paperback. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. Photographs and text by Futoshi Miyagi. Perfect-bound, stiff wraps; 36 pages; color and b&w photos throughout; 5.5 x 8.25 inches. An artist's book with photographs and four stories produced in conjunction with Miyagi's 2007 exhibition,"Island of Shattered… Read more about this item

Japan: Shogakukan, 1997. Hardcover. SIGNED. Second edition, first printing. Fine/As New hardcover in a Fine/As New dust jacket with belly band. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Photographs by Eikoh Hosoe; text by Betty Jean Lifton. Unpaginated [64 pages]; b&w illustrations throughout; 8.5… Read more about this item

Tokyo: CameraArt, 1961. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Near Fine hardcover with two blunted tips, a light bump to the heel, and one tiny abrasion in a Fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to the spine ends in a Near Fine publisher's printed card slipcase with light overall rubbing with the promotional belly band. Tipped in… Read more about this item

Tokyo: Nippon Geijutsu Shuppansha, 1982. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Fine black cloth-bound hardcover with embossed title to front and spine in a Fine dust jacket with a touch of crimping along the top edge in a Near Fine minus publisher's printed card and cloth slipcase with light shelf wear and one small abrasion. There is a French… Read more about this item

Japan: Pacific Press Service, 1986. Paperback. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Near Fine paperback with light shelf wear. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Hosoe's interpretation of the work of Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi. Scarce. Photographs and text by Eikoh Hosoe; foreword by Robert L. Kirshenbaum. SIGNED BY HOSOE on the half title;… Read more about this item