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New York: Aperture, 2005. First edition thus. Hardcover. A limited edition of 500 numbered copies. A truly faithful reissue of this classic book with 41 powerful tritone gatefold images by Hosoe as well as numerous other images. Features an essay by Shuzo Takiguchi and a poem by Toyoichiro Miyoshi. A very fine copy in a very fine acetate jacket and in a very near fine clamshell slipcase that has a tiny bump to the top of the spine. The clamshell box was a specially designed by Tadanori Yokoo. Signed by Hosoe in Japanese on a label affixed to the front pastedown. A stunning production. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping.
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Eikoh Hosoe: Kamaitachi Hardcover - 2005
by Shuzo Takiguchi; Lesley Martin (Editor); Shuzo Takiguchi ()
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- Title Eikoh Hosoe: Kamaitachi
- Author Shuzo Takiguchi; Lesley Martin (Editor); Shuzo Takiguchi ()
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition. F
- Pages 132
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Aperture Direct, New York City, NY
- Date August 15, 2005
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781931788809 / 1931788804
- Weight 8.4 lbs (3.81 kg)
- Dimensions 16 x 12.88 x 1.63 in (40.64 x 32.72 x 4.14 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 709.2
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Kamaitachi (Signed Limited Edition)
by HOSOE, Eikoh
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KAMAITACHI: PHOTOGRAPHS BY EIKOH HOSOE
by Hosoe, Eikoh (Artist/Photographer); Hijikata, Tatsumi (Subject) & Yokoo, Tadanori (Designer)
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New York City, NY: Aperture Foundation, 2005. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Aperture Foundation, 2005. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 132 pages. ISBN 1931788804.
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Kamaitachi
by Eikoh Hosoe
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New York: Aperture, 2005. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Aperture, 2005. Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: new. Kamaitachi (Signed and numbered) a narrative series of photographs by Eikoh Hosoe of a dance / drama with Butoh dancer Tasumi Hijikata. The photographs refer to stories of a supernatural being, a weasel-sickle, that haunted the Japanese countryside of Hosoe's childhood. For Hosoe, the story is both mythical and autobiographical. Originally published in 1969 in an edition of 1000. This is the first publication since. A deluxe, signed and numbered edition of 500. A hardcover book designed by Ikko Tanaka in a clamshell box by Taddanori Yohoo. Preface by Shuzo Takiguchi and poem by Toyoichiro Miyoshi, both in Japanese and English. Unpaginated, 41 two-page gatefolds. Book 15" x 12". Clamshell Box 16" x 12 7/8". A stunning production.
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Eikoh Hosoe: Kamaitachi
by HOSOE, Eikoh (photographer); Shuzo TAKIGUCHI (author); Lesley MARTIN (editor)
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- Used - A fine copy, unmarked and in well-preserved condition
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- First edition, number 469 out of 500 copies signed by the photog
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New York: Aperture, 2005. First edition, number 469 out of 500 copies signed by the photographer. A fine copy, unmarked and in well-preserved condition. 16 x 12.75 inches. 132 pages. Profusely illustrated. Original cloth; mylar dust jacket; clamshell case. "Fans of Japanese culture, for a little more than the cost of the prix-fixe sushi dinner at New York restaurant Masa, you can own one of the classics of Japanese photography. More than 35 years after it first appeared, "Kamaitachi," a long out-of-print masterwork by Japanese photographer Eikoh Hosoe, gets its first publication outside Japan. Not just a reprint but a recreation in collaboration with the photographer and in homage to the innovative original, this limited edition holds 40 black-and-white tritone images, each of which receives the scope of a gatefold. Slipcased and protected by a clamshell box, the book is not just a publication but an objet d'art in itself. Hosoe was known for pushing the boundaries of traditional photography through…
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Kamaitachi (Signed and numbered)
by Eikoh Hosoe, Shuzo Takiguchi, Toyoichiro Miyoshi
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- Hardcover
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- 9781931788809
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Aperture, 2005. Hardcover. New/new. Kamaitachi (Signed and numbered) ISBN 1931788804 a narrative series of photographs by Eikoh Hosoe of a dance / drama with Butoh dancer Tasumi Hijikata. The photographs refer to stories of a supernatural being, a weasel-sickle, that haunted the Japanese countryside of Hosoe's childhood. For Hosoe, the story is both mythical and autobiographical. Originally published in 1969 in an edition of 1000, long out of print. This is the first publication since. A delux, signed and numbered edition of 500. A hardcover book designed by Ikko Tanaka in a clamshell box by Taddanori Yohoo. Preface by Shuzo Takiguchi and poem by Toyoichiro Miyoshi, both in Japanese and English. Unpaginated, 41 two-page gatefolds. Book 15" x 12". Clamshell Box 16" x 12 7/8". A stunning production. New. Foreign shippments will require significant extra postage.
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KamaItachi
by Eikoh Hosoe
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- Fine
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- Used - Fine
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- Hardcover
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- 9781931788809
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New York: Aperture Foundation, 2005. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Cloth with vinyl dust jacket and clam-shell box. #434 of 500, signed by the artist. A fine copy.
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