Description:
Title-leaf with English and Japanese text, 2 leaves Japanese index, 110 collotype plates after photographs and 110 text-leaves printed on recto only, with lengthy Japanese text and short either German, French or English explanations, 1 leaf with imprint. Publisher's black cloth binding with gilt stamped English title and blue stamped Japanese title to front cover, illustrated endpapers and gilt edges. Oblong folio (360 x 270 mm). Boards rubbed, English title rather paled, edges worn. Both fly-leaves creased.Not in Manfred Heiting and Kaneko Ryuichi. The Japanese Photobook, 1912-1980. A remarkable and very rare photographic publication by a Japanese traveller to Europe, with street photography of cities and towns in Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France and England with remarkable and highly unusual photographs shot by him in all these places, far from being a collection of the usual tourist highlights, some of which are of course included, but even they represent a particular look and unusual… Read More
