Jana: The New York Girl
by ORIHARA, Kei
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Minor foxing to endpapers, else near fine in laminate boards, with near fine photo-illustrated jacket, save for closed tear to t
- Seller
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East Hampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
Tokyo: Shurisha, 1983. Minor foxing to endpapers, else near fine in laminate boards, with near fine photo-illustrated jacket, save for closed tear to top of rear panel. This copy without obi. Scarce, with only two OCLC records located.. First Edition. Small quarto. An obscure photobook from Japanese photographer Kei Orihara, whose first solo exhibition ("Soul South," 1977) captured her "search for Black America." Here, traveling once more, she documents the New York City life of her newly-discovered friend Jana, in stark black-and-white photos (1979-1982). With chapter titles in English and short passages in Japanese.
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- Bookseller
- Harper's Books, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28537
- Title
- Jana: The New York Girl
- Author
- ORIHARA, Kei
- Book Condition
- Used - Minor foxing to endpapers, else near fine in laminate boards, with near fine photo-illustrated jacket, save for closed tear to t
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Tokyo: Shurisha
- Date Published
- 1983
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
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About the Seller
Harper's Books, Inc.
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East Hampton, New York
About Harper's Books, Inc.
Harper's Books, founded in 1997, is a bookshop and photography gallery located in East Hampton, New York. We are one of the world's leading dealers in photographic literature, with particular emphasis placed on association copies and landmark books presented in exceptional condition. In addition to our book business, we maintain a gallery space where photographs are exhibited in concert with books. Harper's Books is a member of the ABAA, and the only American rare book dealer chosen to exhibit yearly at Paris Photo.
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