Yukiguni, Snow Country | Hiroshi Hamaya | Mainichi Shinbunsha 1956

Yukiguni, Snow Country | Hiroshi Hamaya | Mainichi Shinbunsha 19564to, Softcover with dustjacket, slipcase. The outer cardboard case presents dirt and rubbing particularly on the title labels and sunburning. Also two parts are missing on the upper edge and a smaller one on the lower edge. The dust jacket has some tears and there are several pieces missing on the rib. It also has scratches and dirt of various kinds. The inside of the volume has stains in particular on the first and last pages and generally dirt

The book is conceived as an artistic object demanding intimacy — something you want to protect & treat with care

like the movement of trees manifesting the wind

Yhe cover ahs some dent from mishandling

al volumes are first printing

red marker on the lower side

special issue with photographs by the belgian photographer Enzo Cristofaletti

essential nature: a visual harmonic

vinyl jacket in double slipcase

One copy of the most sought after books by Valerie Phillips in near fine conditions

The clamshell box is stained on the back side (please see photos)

very little yellowing around the page edges and a little discoloration on the endpapers

The first and last white page are lightly stained