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LEADAPRON • 554 HUNTLEY DRIVE LOS ANGELES CA 90048 • 310 360 0554 • LEADAPRON.NET • BY APPOINTMENT ONLY 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. 2000
LEADAPRON • 554 HUNTLEY DRIVE LOS ANGELES CA 90048 • 310 360 0554 • LEADAPRON.NET • BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Seiji Kurata The Bosozoqo (Bosozoko) Dai Shan Shokan Co. Ltd., Tokyo, 1980. First edition. Octavo. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Softcover with illustrated wrappers and French flaps. Rubbing to edges of jacket, light creasing to top edge with a small closed tear, else a nice copy. Great unknown book by Seiji Kurata (best-known for Flash Up) about the Bosozoku, or Japanese Biker Gangs. Beyond the cool pictures of the gang members, this book is filled with incredible typography and graphic design. A fantastic insight to a wild yet curiously stylish offshoot of Japanese motoring culture. 750
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