Scars by Ishiuchi Miyako - 2005.

Japan: Japan Educational Publishing, 2005. Hardback with dust jacket and belly band. Fine in a Fine dj protected by a mylar cover. 198 pages; b&w full-page photographic plates throughout; 6.5 x 9 inches. Text in Japanese. Photographs of scars--literal and metaphorical--accompanied by the stories of how they came about. Also includes cityscapes from Japan as well as New York City. From the artist: "Scars generally carry a rather negative connotation. They are not shown to others, not exhibited in public, and are to be kept quietly hidden away...they belong to an extremely private realm. I take photographs of such scars, which are so very like a personal secret." Nudes. FREE SHIPPING, insurance and tracking within the US by Media Mail. Careful and secure packaging.