hotel okura, august 1964. built for the 64 olympics, destroyed a couple of years ago for the 2020 olympics. #hotelokura

hotel okura, august 1964. the good bits are gone, but the book still exists. #hotelokura

hotel okura, august 1964. built for the 64 olympics, destroyed a couple of years ago for the forthcoming 2020 olympics. #hotelokura

midori, 1982. fully clothed araki brilliance #nobuyoshiaraki

my favourite araki book. no nudity either. midori, 1982. have a couple of copies in the shop #nobuyoshiaraki

my favourite araki book. no nudity either. midori, 1982. #nobuyoshiaraki

one for the bowie fans. brian eno and peter schmidt, oblique strategies, 1975. 100 ideas, some good. #brianeno #peterschmidt #obliquestrategies

brian eno and peter schmidt, oblique strategies, 1975. 100 ideas, some good. edition of 500 signed and numbered copies. #brianeno #peterschmidt #obliquestrategies

brian eno and peter schmidt, oblique strategies, 1975. 100 ideas, some good. #brianeno #peterschmidt #obliquestrategies

a meisel triple bill. vogue italia, july 1999. featuring 'the group'. this period was brilliant. #vogueitalia #stevenmeisel

a meisel triple bill. vogue italia, january 2005. the hollywood issue. parody of mid 2000s paparazzi rags and/or a load of scruffy people standing near cars whilst wearing tracksuits. still, brilliant idea. #vogueitalia #stevenmeisel

a meisel triple bill. vogue italia, september, 1996. this period was brilliant. #vogueitalia #stevenmeisel

the first published margiela book. la maison martin margiela, 1997. boijmans museum. #margiela #martinmartin #maisonmartinmargiela

the first published margiela book. la maison martin margiela, boijmans, 1997. bacterial experiments for the boijmans museum. #margiela #martinmartin #maisonmartinmargiela

the first published margiela book. la maison martin margiela, 1997. bacterial experiments for the boijmans museum. #margiela #martinmartin #maisonmartinmargiela

six pack of keith haring condoms, undated. expired 2002. #keithharing

pack of keith haring condoms, undated, but expired 2002. #keithharing

friday night fun- pack of keith haring condoms. expired in 2002, so could be high risk fun. #keithharing #pregnancyroulette

fantasia nell'arredamento. heath and fitness 1971 style.

fantasia nell'arredamento, 1971. underrated interiors book.

fantasia nell'arredamento. heath and fitness 1971 style.

that bill cunningham, prowling the streets of paris again, this time in 1982, and presumably during fashion week #billcunningham #details#annieflanders

bill cunningham, prowling the streets of paris again, this time in 1982. #billcunningham #details#annieflanders

that bill cunningham, prowling the streets of paris again, this time in 1982. #billcunningham #details#annieflanders

Jean Michel Basquiat, Gerard Malanga / Amateur Bout

Edition : First / New York / Vrej Baghoomian Inc / 1989 / Hardcover. / VG+
8vo, Unpaginated (ca 48pp). Printed boards as issued. Text in English. No.229 of 1000 numbered copies.

Facsimile of a composition notebook by Basquiat, Designed by Malanga, and published shortly after Basquiat's death.

What is 10.21?

Edition : First / Tokyo / 10.21 Publishing committee / 1969 / Softcover. / VG+
8vo, Unpaginated (ca 96pp). Printed wraps. Numerous Black & White plates. Text in Japanese. A little rubbed.

Student created book documenting protests and rallies during 1967 and 1968 and taking it's name from Anti Vietnam protests on 21st October 1966. The book serves as an accidental provoke classic. Almost all of the photographs were taken by the students themselves, often at night, and in difficult circumstances, meaning the aesthetic of 'are, bure, boke' is omnipresent. To avoid legal complications there are no credits and no faces are clearly shown, and a handy reference is present at the rear of the book detailing which protests took place where and when. The book is almost an object of found photography, were it not for it's strong political purpose. Possible one of the most poignant protests books to emerge from Japan.

Peter Lindbergh, Tokio Kumagi / Tokio Kumagai Printemps/Ete 1988

Edition : First / Paris / Tokio Kumagai / 1988-1989 / Softcover. / Near Fine / VG+
Large 4to, 2 volumes, Unpaginated (ca 16pp each). Printed wraps. Duotone plates.

Stunning 2 volume set from Kumagai's peak, with Lindbergh shooting women in menswear, and men in menswear respectively. The work is up there with the best of his Comme des Garcons output of the same period. Kumagai sadly died in 1987 at the age of 40, with the company winding down shortly after these catalogues were produced. During his short life however, he extended a strong influence over menswear and Tokyo/Paris fashion. Printed records of his work are extremely scarce.

Michaelangelo Antonioni, Carlo Pinti / Blow Up

Edition : First / Tokyo / Herald Enterprises / 1994 / Softcover. / VG+
4to, 6 items in box. Numerous Colour Black & White plates. Text in English and Japanese.

Promo box for Antonioni's 1966 Blow Up, produced in 1994. Takes the form of a box of photographic paper, and contains; 3 postcards, a facsimile of the original poster, a book of on set/press shots, and a black and white book full of stills. Tasty!

Pierre Le Gall / Des Parisiennes

Edition : First / Paris / Syros / 1987 / Hardcover. / VG+
Oblong 4to, Unpaginated (ca 176pp). Laminate boards. Black & White plates. Text in English and French.

Another of the great accidental references. Le Gall is a pretty straightforward street photographer, though he categorises his work by city, gender, occupation and so on. Here turns himself to Parisiennes. Shot in 1986 and 1987, it's an incredible ducumentary, very much in the vein of Kurimoto's Girl's Fashion. Le Gall also seems to be interested in details- Hair, Zips, people carrying thing, certain facial expressions and sequences/categorises his images by the most subtle of details. One of the great street documentary references.

Craig Mcdean, Marc Ascoli, M/M Paris, Jil Sander /

Edition : First / Hamburg / Jil Sander / 1996 / Hardcover. / VG+
Small 4to, Unpaginated (36pp). Spiral bound board wraps. Numerous Colour and Black & White plates. A little wear to covers and faint creasing to top right.

Stonking stuff from Craig Mcdean and Marc Ascoli, with M/M on design duties. Just brilliant.