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Japan: Bibliotheca Nocturna Publishing, 1996. Patterned and textured orange boards in printed, gold cloth slipcase with die-cut peephole. Minor wear. Obi present. Very Good+. 8vo. 320 pp. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photos. Text in Japanese. Includes chapters on Akira Minomura, 'The Father of Bondage Magazines,' and Black Masochistic Beauty: The World of Photographer Katsuya Yanai. The focus seems to be primarily on post-war photography. One ofthe most beautifully-presented books this cataloguer has seen in recent memory. Of note: author Masami Akita is also an internationally-acclaimed 'noise' musician working under the name Merzbow, with over 500 releases to his discography. Early work included soundtracks to SM films.