Nihon Shashinka Kyokai-hen (Japan Photographers Society). Nihon Shashin-shi 1840-1945 (History of Japanese Photography). Tokyo: Heibon-sha, Showa 46 (1971). First ed. — AVAILABLE: see STOCKLIST for pricing
Description — Thick oblong 4° (30.5 x 22 x 3 cm), (520) p., 1.9 kg.
Hardcover, vertical pict. slipcase, (696) color and b&w photographs, b&w vignettes.
Texts, illustrated chronology, index, afterword by WATANABE Yoshio, in Japanese.
Condition — see STOCKLIST
Remarques & avis / Review — A beautiful and massive pictorial history of Japanese photography from Meiji to the end of WW2, focused on photography itself (more than 700 plates!) as a capital material for an historical draft, in a superb, large, well-crafted volume. A personal favorite.
Divers / Misc. — See also:
Nihon Shashinka Kyokai-hen. Nihon Gendai Shashin-shi 1945-1970 (1977)
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