Published by Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Foundation,, 1995
Seller: Studio Books, Thornwood, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Near fine. First Edition, First Printing. Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Foundation, Tokyo, 1995. Softcover in pictorial wraps. First Edition. 8.5 x 11.75 inches. 146 pages with 153 black and white photographic images throughout (including 2 gatefolds). Photographs by Yoshito Matsushige, Toshio Fukada, Mitsugi Kishida, Shunkichi Kikuchi, Yosuke Yamahata, Shigeo Hayashi, Eichi Matsumoto, Kikujiro Fukushima, Ken Domon, Kenji Ishiguro, Hiromi Tsuchida, and Shomei Tomatsu; essays by Tsutomo Iwakura and Ryuichi Kaneko. Biographies of photographers; list of plates. Text in English and Japanese. Catalogue for an exhibition at the Tokyo Museum of Photography of photographs dealing with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, divided into two sections, photographs taken in 1945 and artists' post-war responses taken later. CONDITION: Near Fine; a solid, tight, clean copy showing light rubbing to the extremities and front cover. Nice, collectIble copy of a scarce catalogue.
Published by Tokyo, Published by Kenko-Sha Sugamo Toshima-Ku., 1958
First Edition
4°. 35 cm. 128, 47 Seiten. Schwarzer illustrierter Original-Leinenband. 1. Auflage. Japanischsprachige Ausgabe. Mit zahlreichen Fotografien in Schwarzweiss. Vorsatz bzw. letztes Blatt rückseitig mit leichten Spuren von entferntem Aufkleber, ansonsten sehr gutes Exemplar. First edition. Japanese language edition. Illustrated original cloth binding (without slipcase and dust jacket). With many photographs in b/w. Slight traces of use. Nearly fine condition. Sprache: japanisch.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Domon, Ken (illustrator). 1st Edition. A powerful photo-book on the after-effects of the Hiroshima nuclear bombing, including images of survivors undergoing surgery, living in hospitals, and trying to regain some sense of normalcy in their lives. A book of harrowing black and white photographic illustrations by the famous photographer Domon Ken, signed and stamped by him. Includes original dust jacket, slipcase, and shipping box. The shipping box has browning at the corners and there are occasional stains to the slipcase. The dust jacket has minor chipping to the spine and there is minor foxing to the flyleaves. Text in Japanese. 34.6x25.7cm. 7 p. (foreword) + 126 p. (photographic illustrations) + 47 p. (text). Extra shipping charges may be applied due to size and weight of item. Signed by Author(s). Used book.
Published by Tokyo: The Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, 1961
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Breathtaking photobook on the consequences of the nuclear bombing by the legendary Japanese photographers Shomei Tomatsu (1930-2012), Ken Domon (1909-1990), Juichi Nagano, Shogo Nagaoka, Torahiko Ogawa, Yoshito Matsushige, Yuichiro Sasaki. Edited by special committee: Bunichiro Sano, Hiroyasu Kumakura, Kesaji Ohi, Kyoshi Sakuma, Masanori Tsuchiya, Miyoshi Hiragaki, Nobuo Kusano, Toshio Hata. Special directors: Koen Shigemori, Shinichi Segui, Tomomi Ito. [English edition]. Text in English. 28x28cm. Unpaginated. One folding leaf with reproduction of the painting. Monochrome printing. Private ex-owner stamp on the title page. Hard cover, cloth binding with stain and bump on the corner. Publisher slipcase of violet cardboard, rubbed, with a loss to the corner. Comes with a very rare supplement. Near fine condition. Extra shipping charges may be applied due to weight and size of the item.
Published by Tokyo, The Japan Council Against the A and H Bombs., 1961
Seller: La Chambre Noire, Lausanne, VD, Switzerland
First Edition
Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. Edition originale. Pleine toile blanche illustrée sur les deux plats de cercles concentriques frappés noirs, dos titré en lettres latines, 285 x 283 mm. Sans l'étuis mais bien complet du livret explicatif de 54 pages au même format. Conception et maquette par Kiyoshi Awazu, Kohei Sugiura et Kazunobu Shimura, (148) pages, dont une dépliante imprimée en noir et violet, avant-propos de Hideki Yukawa et notes de divers auteur. Les 92 reproductions en héliogravure sont dues au soins de Toppan Printing, 71 sont de Shomei Tomatsu et 21 de Ken Domon. Auer 412; Parr & Badger I p. 274; Ryuichi & Heiting 270. Bel exemplaire malgré de tout petits manques d'encre à quelques cercles, et une petite zone de noircissement entre ces derniers. Le plus regrettable reste l'absence de l'étui mais sommes tout de même heureux de pouvoir proposé un exemplaire propre et complet de sa brochure.
Published by The Japan Council Against A & H Bombs, [Tokyo], 1961
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Publisher's off-white cloth stamped in black. Text in English. Very Good with light soiling to cloth, typical slight biopredation to black concentric circles on covers but less bad than many copies, sticker shadow to front board. Housed in slightly tidemarked slipcase, not the original cardboard slipcase. Lacking booklet. A powerful photographic examination of the effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan by the United States in WWII-- the effects on the landscapes, structures, and human bodies, and even an evocation of the damage did to the mind. Features work by Shomei Tomatsu and Ken Domon. Cited in Parr & Badger's The Photobook.
Published by The Japan Council Against the A and H Bombs, Tokyo, 1961
First Edition
Decorative Cloth + Wrappers. Condition: Good. First Edition. np + 54pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. Text in English. Designed by Kohei Sugiura. In protective clear acetate dustwrappers. This is Ken Domon and Shomei Tomatsu's remarkable book of photographs reflecting the aftermath of the atomic bombs the US dropped on The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to hasten the end World War II. In addition to the gripping hardbound volume of images, it contains a second English language publication in wrappers reprinting scholarly articles by Kiyoshi Sakuma, Nobuo Kusano, Toshio Hata on the radiation and its effects. A serviceable example only of this remarkable Post-War Japanese photographic book (cited on pages 274-75 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I and as entry 270 in Manfred Heiting and Ryuichi Kaneko's "The Japanese Photobook 1912-1990") lacking the publisher's slipcase, and whose primary volume's off-white exterior is browned along the spine, moderately soiled, and exhibits notable insect damage to the ink of its decorative design of concentric circles. Internally it is bright and sound, with the textblock lightly browned along the edges and pulling ever so slightly at the signatures. The paper text volume shows some overall wear, light browning and soiling to the covers and edges, cracking along the spine, and a small closed tear to the foredge corner of the front cover. It has been priced accordingly. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Photography Monograph.