Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Showa 35, Japan [SIGNED LIMITED EDITION]

Sawatari, Hajime

Tokyo: Satoshi Machiguchi / MATCH and Company, 2014. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Sawatari on front free endpaper. 416/1000. Quarto. Unpaginated Japan fold. Original textured orange-brown cloth with black lettering on cover and spine in original printed slipcase with open sides. Black endpapers. Collection of photographs depicting street life, demonstrations and some night club scenes, including eight color photographs, three of the double page. The book is w/o text; except cover and page following the title page "All photographs were taken on 1960 (Showa 35), Japan, in English and Japanese. Showa represents the period of the reign of emperor Hirohito (1926-1989). Born in 1940, Sawatari is best known for his fashion and advertising photography as well as his nudes of girls and women. He was awarded the Japanese Photography Association's Nendo Sho (Annual award) in 1973 for his book Nadia. New in publisher's shrink wrap, opened for signature only. Item #50515

Price: $275.00