HÜRLIMANN (Martin) & KING (Francis) - Lot 165

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HÜRLIMANN (Martin) & KING (Francis) - Lot 165
HÜRLIMANN (Martin) & KING (Francis) Japan. With 229 heliogravure illustrations, including 26 in color, and a map. Paris, Éditions Braun, [1970]. A substantial large 4to volume, 319 pp., very lavishly illustrated in black and white and in color; publisher’s red cloth binding, with an illustrated photographic dust jacket. French edition, translated from English by Brigitte Chinot, of this important photographic monograph on Japan. The bibliography correctly lists the French Braun edition from 1970, 319 pages, in 32 cm format. Some copies are also listed by booksellers as 1971, but institutional cataloging correctly indicates c. 1970. The book brings together 229 heliogravure illustrations, 26 color reproductions, and a map, offering a broad panorama of Japan: landscapes, religious and secular architecture, gardens, sculpture, traditional arts, daily life, and the transformations of the modern country. Swiss photographer and publisher Martin Hürlimann collaborated on this book with British writer Francis King. The book was published simultaneously in several languages and international editions around 1970; notably, the English edition was published by Thames & Hudson and the American edition by Tuttle. A complete copy with its illustrated dust jacket. Some scuffing and minor wear on the top and bottom flaps and corners of the dust jacket; interior in good condition with a few scattered foxing spots. Numerous handwritten annotations in blue pen on the title page, relating to a trip to Japan taken in June 1984, including the names of the travelers and a detailed itinerary (Paris, Anchorage, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, etc.). These annotations serve as a record of provenance but do not appear to be related to the authors and must therefore be noted as such.
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