BOOKS OF JAPANES PHOTOGRAPHS

Here is a list of the Japanese photographs books considered as the most important after war. Among all these “unavoidable”, the rarest are marked by one * (and for ten masterpieces by one !)

For each book, we mention his complete state (if it is necessary): slipcase, banner, booklet in addition, etc….Note that the difference between a complete book and an incomplete book is of the same order between “vintage” a print and a “contemporary” print. There is a market for the two types of books and the two types of prints... But different prices... The more one will approach the state of origin, the more the price will rise. Furthermore if the book is signed.

We use the symbols:
(S): Softcover
(O) = obi (advertizing banner)
(B) = Case
! = chiefs of works.
* = rare or very important (even if all the books selected here are highly valuable) the majority of the titles are in English, language of use for the books of Japanese photographs.

We noted when the books are mentionned in Photobook of Martin Parr (1 or 2) and Openbook of Hasselblad Center (the incidence on the price being very strong).

Araki, nobuyoshi

Xerox documents (S) * Martin Parr + Openbook
Sentimental journey ! Martin Parr + Openbook
Okinawa - Sentimental journey 2 ! Openbook
Sentimental journey 3 – Geribara !
Nippon *
Tokyo Elegy (O)
Fake reportage (O)
Winter Sentimental
Tokyo Lucky Holes * Martin Parr
The banquet * Martin Parr

Domon, ken

Hiroshima (S) * Martin Parr + Openbook
The Children of Chikuho
Hiroshima – Nagasaki (S) ! Martin Parr
Living Hiroshima (O)

Fukase, Masahisa

Homo Ludence (O) *
Yoko (O)
Memories of father
Ravens (S) ! Martin Parr
Family

Gocho, shigeo

Self and others (O)

Hamaya, Hiroshi

Yukiguni(O) *

Hatakeyama, Noya

Lime Works (O) *

Homma, Takahi

Tokyo Suburbia * Martin Parr 2

Hosoe, Eikoh

Man and Woman (O) * Martin Parr
Why mother why ?
Kamaitachi (B) * Martin Parr + Openbook
Barakei 63 (B) ! Martin Parr + Openbook
Barakei 71 (B) * Martin Parr + Openbook
Embrace 71 (O+B)

Ishimoto, Yasuhiro

Someday, somewhere * Martin Parr
Chicago, chicago (B) * Martin Parr

Ishiuchi, Miyako

Apartments (O) * Martin Parr
Yokosuka Story (O) * Martin Parr
Endless night (B+O)

Kanemura, osamu
Spider's strategy (O) Martin Parr 2

Kawada, kikuji

The Map (B) ! Martin Parr + Openbook
The Globe theater (B)

Kawauchi, rinkoh

Cui Cui *
The eyes, the ears
Aila

Kimura, Ihei

Pari (B) ! Martin Parr + Openbook

Kitajima, Keijo

New york (O) *
Photo mail from Okinawa

Kurata Seiji

Flash up (O) * Martin Parr

Moriyama, Daido

Kirikou (3 volumes)
Japan a photo theatre (B) ! Martin Parr
Bye bye photography ! Martin Parr + Openbook
Hunter (O) ! Martin Parr
A day fly (B) *
NY 74 * Martin Parr + Openbook
Tales of Tono
Shadow of lights (O)
Color (B) *
Lettres a St lou (O)
71-NY (B) * Martin Parr + Openbook


Morinaga, jun

River, its shadow of shadows (B) !

Naito masatoshi,

Baba (O)

Nakahira, takuma

For a language to come (B) ! Martin Parr

Nakamura, masaya

Ema nudes in Africa
Narahara,ikko
When time has vanished (B + O) *
When time has stopped

Ohara, ken

One * Martin Parr + Openbook

Sato, Akira

Woman (O)

Sawatari, Hajime

Nadia

Shinoyama, kishin

Fine Day (B) * Martin Parr
Banquet (O)

Sugimoto, hiroshi

Time exposed (B) ! Martin Parr
Theaters (B) * Openbook

Suzuki, risaku

Amano (O)

Takanashi, yukata

Toshi-e (B) * Martin Parr

Tatsuki, yoshihiro

Eves

Tomatsu, shomei
Hiroshima – Nagasaki (B) ! Martin Parr
Nagasaki (B) ! Martin Parr + Openbook
Nippon (B) *
Shinjuku * Martin Parr
I am a king (B)
After war (O) *
Okinawa, Okinawa, Okinawa *

Tsuchida, hiromi

Hiroshima
Zokkushin (B)

Ueda, shoji

Sand dunes (O)
Children year's around (O) *

Watanabe, yoshio

Place of Washington (B)

Provoke

1, 2(O), 3(O) ! Martin Parr + Openbook
First throw in the world of certainty * Openbook

Ken

1,2,3

Workshop

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

Geribara

Toilet * Martin Parr
Young Ladies in Bathing suits * Martin Parr
Five girls*
Sentimental Journey 3 !

Extra :

Kon Michiko, Akira Gomi, Morimura Yasumasa, Onodera yuki, Shibata toshio