GUILLAIN (Robert), MEILLEAU (François), and LANDY (Pierre). - Lot 124

GUILLAIN (Robert), MEILLEAU (François), and LANDY (Pierre). The Japan I Love... Paris, Éditions Sun, [circa 1972]. Large quarto (27 x 31 cm), illustrated publisher’s hardcover. Abundant color and black-and-white illustrations. Presented by Robert Guillain, captioned by François Meilleau, and narrated by Pierre Landy. Photographs by Pierre Landy, Riboud-Magnum, Raymond Depardon, Marc Riboud, René Burri, Serge Yamamoto, Éric Valli, and numerous Japanese photographers. 192 pp. First edition of this comprehensive album devoted to contemporary Japan, published at a time when the country was undergoing profound economic and social changes. The book combines texts by the renowned journalist and Japan specialist Robert Guillain, commentary by François Meilleau, and narratives by Pierre Landy with a rich collection of images featuring several of the finest French and Japanese photographers. Through numerous photo essays, the book introduces readers to the vast landscapes, shrines, gardens, traditional festivals, daily life, cities, countryside, and transformations of postwar Japan. Photographs by Marc Riboud, Raymond Depardon, René Burri, as well as those by Pierre Landy and other photographers, lend this album undeniable documentary and artistic value. A beautifully illustrated volume, representative of the major French photographic publications devoted to Japan in the 1970s. Condition: good copy. Hardcover with some scuffing on the headband and corners, minor dents on the spine, and signs of handling on the covers. Old price tag partially peeled off the front cover. Interior is fresh and clean.