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Keizo Kitajima New York
Biakuya-shobo, Tokyo, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Hardbound
with paper-covered boards. Comes in original illustrated
dust jacket. Light fading to spine of dust jacket, as well as minor
shelf wear to bottom edge of spine, else an exceptionally bright
and Fine copy of this rare volume.
Although many Japanese photographers came to New York to
take photograph in the seventies, Kitajima produced the best
book to come out of the period. He totally captured gritty images
of New York streets and nightclubs and presented a vision of
the city that overshadows the individual. He was awarded the
prestigious Kimura Ihei Award in 1982 for his efforts. Photoeye
summed it up best, “Equally fascinated with the Manhattan’s prosaic
street life as well as its seamier underbelly, Keizo Kitajima’s
landmark 1982 book harkens back to both Weegee and Klein.
His images highlight the stark juxtapositions and quiet desperation
of city life and, in the tradition of theflaneur, his eye zooms
in on the passing celebrity, occasional decadence, and random
displays of outrageous behavior.” This is a very rare first edition,
first printing of the award winning photobook.
Kenmochi Kazuo Narcotic Photographic Document
1750
Inoue Shoten, Tokyo, 1963. First Edition. Quarto 10.5 x 7.5”.
Hardbound in white cloth with illustrated dust jacket and cardboard
slipcase.
Believed to be Kazuo Kenmochi’s first book, it precedes Larry
Clark’s masterpiece on drug addiction Tulsa by nearly a decade.
It is a riveting document of Tokyo’s underground drug culture,
following the entire process from production to addiction and the
societal consequences of drug use.
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