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A dog's guide to Tokyo

€86.00
Eikoh Hosoe is one of the iconic figures in photography who has published some of the most critically acclaimed photobooks of the past 50 years. Few people realize that he has collaborated on 4 children’s books with Betty Jean Lifton (Hiroshima, Return to Hiroshima, Taka-chan and I, and A Dog’s Guide to Tokyo.)
Commenting on the two of books on her website, Betty Jean Lifton wrote, “My silver standard poodle, Jumblie, accompanied me to Japan and wrote “A Dog's Guide To Tokyo”. He wanted to give western dogs a sniff of Japan. "I hope to tease your appetite just enough to make you curious," he wrote. "Give you enough facts to chew on, but leave you still panting for more. Then you will always carry within you the hunger to travel beyond your own backyard…The renowned Japanese photographer, Eikoh Hosoe, shot both “Taka-chan and I” and “A Dog's Guide to Tokyo”. We wanted to know if it was possible to illustrate fantasy with photographs - and it was.”

Bibliographic Details

Author Eikoh Hosoe
Publisher W.W. Norton & Co
Place of publication New York
Year 1969
Edition First edition
Binding Hardcover including dustjacket
Language English
Dimensions 29 x 23
Collation 64 pp.

Condition Report

Condition Very Good
Cover Good
Notes light wear to the dust jacket, and two small closed tears in jacket. else fine;
Out of stock on Amstelbooks but available on Abebooks