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New York: Aperture, 2005. Book is as new; tiny scraped spot to the side of the clamshell box.. The deluxe limited American reissue of Hosoe's 1969 classic. Folio. One of 500 numbered copies SIGNED by Hosoe in Japanese on a label affixed to the front pastedown. A tremendous achievement, reproducing in exact detail the feel of the original edition, and including a special clamshell box published only for Aperture, featuring a wild design by Tadanori Yokoo.

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.

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.

New York: Aperture, 2005. Limited edition. Numbered 414/500 and signed on publisher's template on inside front cover. Elephant Folio. Unpaginated. Original illustrated cloth with original mylar jacket with blue lettering, housed in illustrated paper-coverd clamshell box.

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… Read More

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.

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.

JP Oversized. New. Signed limited edition (#414/500) large format hardcover in clear jacket over pictorial boards in slipcase and original corrugated box. Limited text in Japanese and English. Predominately foldout black and white photos. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.

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.

NY: Aperture Foundation, 2005. Limited Facsimile Edition. Hosoe, Eiko. Folio, (41) folding double-pages; b&w photogravures from photographs. A fine copy, bound in illustrated cloth, with clear acetate dust jacket, titled in blue ink. Housed in a paper over boards brightly colored clamshell box, especially designed for this edition by Tadanori Yokoo; the front panel has a faint scratch. SIGNED in Japanese and with the photographer's chop mark, and numbered, 31 of 500 copies on a bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. Additionally, this copy was INSCRIBED by the photographer in silver ink in both English and Japanese, and dated upon publication in 2005 on the opposite free-endpaper. To open this book is to see "sky blue"; each page is gate-folded with both verso and recto a field of blue. To look one must open the "sky." Kamaitachi is an old myth of "The Weasel's Sickle" - a "lacerated wound caused by a state of vacuum, which is produced partially in the air, owing to a small whirlwind." During… Read More

Tokyo: Gendai Shicho Sha, 1969. First edition. Hosoe, Eiko. Folio, [41] gate-fold double-pages, b&w photogravures. A few faint spots of foxing on the blank free endpapers, a subtle crease to the flap of a few leaves; otherwise a fine copy, bound in illustrated cloth. Housed in a paper over boards printed slipcase which shows minimal wear. Lacking the clear acetate dust jacket. To open this book is to part the "blue sky"; each page is gate-folded with both verso and recto a field of blue. Kamaitachi is an old myth of "The Weasel's Sickle" - a "lacerated wound caused by a state of vacuum, which is produced partially in the air, owing to a small whirlwind." During World War II, Hosoe was evacuated to the countryside. Years later, as an established photographer, he returned to make this alegorical suite with the aid of renowned dancer, Tatsumi Hijikata; it is a tale of madness triggered by jealousy. The preface is by Shuzo Takiguchi; the poem by Toyoichiro Miyoshi, and design by Ikko Tanaka. Copy 250 of… Read More

Hyundai Shichosha, 1969. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 1 book Size: 38cm Number of books: 1 book